ENLIGHTENMENT


Meaning of ENLIGHTENMENT in English

/ ɪnˈlaɪtnmənt; NAmE / noun

1.

[ U ] knowledge about and understanding of sth; the process of understanding sth or making sb understand it :

The newspapers provided little enlightenment about the cause of the accident.

spiritual enlightenment

2.

the Enlightenment [ sing. ] the period in the 18th century when many writers and scientists began to argue that science and reason were more important than religion and tradition

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.