How to pronounce "enlightenment"

• "enlightenment" pronounced in English.

• "Enlightenment" pronounced in English.

• "Enlightenment" pronounced in French.

• "enlightenment" pronounced in French.

Meanings and definitions of "enlightenment"

Noun

education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

Synonyms:

• enlightenment

Noun

(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

Synonyms:

• nirvana
• enlightenment

Noun

a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine; "the Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms"

Synonyms:

• Enlightenment
• Age of Reason