enlightenment
[ en-lahyt-n-muh nt ]
/ ɛnˈlaɪt n mənt /
noun
the act of enlightening.
the state of being enlightened: to live in spiritual enlightenment.
(usually initial capital letter) Buddhism, Hinduism.
prajna.
the Enlightenment,
a philosophical movement of the 18th century, characterized by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine.
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Definition for enlightenment (2 of 2)
prajna
[ pruhj-nyah, -nuh ]
/ ˈprʌdʒ nyɑ, -nə /
noun Buddhism, Hinduism.
pure and unqualified knowledge.
Also called
Enlightenment.
Origin of prajna
From the Sanskrit word
prajñā
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British Dictionary definitions for enlightenment (1 of 3)
enlightenment
/ (ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt) /
noun
the act or means of enlightening or the state of being enlightened
Buddhism
the awakening to ultimate truth by which man is freed from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations to which all men are otherwise subject
Hinduism
a state of transcendent divine experience represented by Vishnu: regarded as a goal of all religion
British Dictionary definitions for enlightenment (2 of 3)
Enlightenment
/ (ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt) /
noun
the Enlightenment
an 18th-century philosophical movement stressing the importance of reason and the critical reappraisal of existing ideas and social institutions
British Dictionary definitions for enlightenment (3 of 3)
prajna
/ (ˈprʊdʒnə, -njɑː) /
noun
wisdom or understanding considered as the goal of Buddhist contemplation
Word Origin for prajna
from Sanskrit
prajñā, from
prajānāti he knows
Cultural definitions for enlightenment
Enlightenment
An intellectual movement of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries marked by a celebration of the powers of human reason, a keen interest in science, the promotion of religious toleration, and a desire to construct governments free of tyranny. Some of the major figures of the Enlightenment were David Hume, Immanuel Kant, John Locke, the Baron de Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Voltaire.