ENLIGHTENMENT


Meaning of ENLIGHTENMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈlī-t ə n-mənt, en- ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.