n.
Pronunciation: in- ' l ī -t ə n-m ə nt, en-
Function: noun
Date: 1654
1 : the act or means of enlightening : the state of being enlightened
2 capitalized : a philosophic movement of the 18th century marked by a rejection of traditional social, religious, and political ideas and an emphasis on rationalism ― used with the
3 Buddhism : a final blessed state marked by the absence of desire or suffering