Enlightenment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnlˈaɪʔn̩mənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛnlˈaɪtənmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛnlˈaɪtənmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛnlˈaɪʔn̩mənt/.

Examples

the Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Age of Reason nirvana

Antonyms

unenlightenment

Parts of Speech

noun	education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
noun	(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
noun	a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine “the Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms”

Word Forms

enlighten

verb

make understand

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufklärung

Bildung, die zum Verständnis und zur Verbreitung von Wissen führt

🇫🇷French

éclaircissement

une éducation qui aboutit à la compréhension et à la diffusion des connaissances

🇪🇸Spanish

ilustración

Educación que resulta en la comprensión y la difusión del conocimiento.

🇮🇹Italian

illuminazione

educazione che si traduce nella comprensione e nella diffusione della conoscenza

🇳🇱Dutch

verlichting

onderwijs dat resulteert in begrip en de verspreiding van kennis

🇵🇹Portuguese

iluminação

educação que resulta na compreensão e na difusão do conhecimento

🇷🇺Russian

просветление

образование, которое приводит к пониманию и распространению знаний

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रबोधन

शिक्षा जिसके परिणामस्वरूप समझ और ज्ञान का प्रसार होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

জ্ঞানার্জন

শিক্ষা যা বোঝার এবং জ্ঞানের প্রসার ঘটায়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஞானம்

புரிதல் மற்றும் அறிவைப் பரப்பும் கல்வி

🇮🇳Telugu

జ్ఞానోదయం

అవగాహన మరియు జ్ఞానం యొక్క వ్యాప్తికి దారితీసే విద్య

🇮🇳Marathi

ज्ञान

शिक्षण ज्यामुळे समज आणि ज्ञानाचा प्रसार होतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

જ્ઞાન

શિક્ષણ કે જે સમજણ અને જ્ઞાનના પ્રસારમાં પરિણમે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜ್ಞಾನೋದಯ

ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಜ್ಞಾನದ ಹರಡುವಿಕೆಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುವ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജ്ഞാനോദയം

ധാരണയിലും അറിവിൻ്റെ വ്യാപനത്തിലും കലാശിക്കുന്ന വിദ്യാഭ്യാസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਿਆਨ

ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਨਤੀਜਾ ਸਮਝ ਅਤੇ ਗਿਆਨ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

روشن خیالی

تعلیم جس کے نتیجے میں تفہیم اور علم کا پھیلاؤ ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

启示

导致理解和传播知识的教育

🇯🇵Japanese

啓発

知識の理解と普及をもたらす教育

🇰🇷Korean

계발

지식의 이해와 확산을 가져오는 교육

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giác ngộ

giáo dục mang lại sự hiểu biết và truyền bá kiến thức

🇹🇭Thai

การตรัสรู้

การศึกษาที่ทำให้เกิดความเข้าใจและเผยแพร่ความรู้

🇮🇩Indonesian

pencerahan

pendidikan yang menghasilkan pemahaman dan penyebaran ilmu pengetahuan

🇵🇭Filipino

kaliwanagan

edukasyon na nagreresulta sa pag-unawa at pagpapalaganap ng kaalaman

🇲🇾Malay

pencerahan

pendidikan yang menghasilkan kefahaman dan penyebaran ilmu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التنوير

التعليم الذي يؤدي إلى الفهم ونشر المعرفة

🇮🇷Persian

روشنگری

آموزشی که منجر به درک و گسترش دانش می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

aydınlanma

bilginin anlaşılması ve yayılmasıyla sonuçlanan eğitim

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֶאָרָה

חינוך המביא להבנה ולהפצת ידע

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