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Definition of “enlightenment

enlightenment (ɪnˈlaɪtənməntnməntPronunciation for enlightenment

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noun

  1. the act or means of enlightening or the state of being enlightened
  2. 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
  3. Hinduism a state of transcendent divine experience represented by Vishnu: regarded as a goal of all religion

Enlightenment (ɪnˈlaɪtənməntnməntPronunciation for Enlightenment

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  • Her programme of enlightenment discouraged the notion that any physical act between consenting adults could be distasteful.
    Salley Vickers, MR GOLIGHTLY'S HOLIDAY (2003)
  • Where for a whole new generation the technology of enlightenment is not religion but information.
    India Today (2002)
  • Thus, the recent result is just another staging post on the path to public enlightenment.
    Irish Times (2002)
  • The island is still packing'em in but today's tourists are after fun rather than enlightenment.
    Sun, News of the World (2002)
  • There is no individual enlightenment; enlightenment is universal.
    Montgomery, Daniel B, Fire in the Lotus - the dynamic Buddhism of Nichiren (1991)

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