Enlightenment
01
education or knowledge that brings understanding, insight, or awareness
Exempel
Reading widely can lead to personal enlightenment.
The lecture provided enlightenment on modern physics.
02
Upplysningen, Upplysningstiden
a philosophical movement in the late 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized reason and science were of more importance than tradition and religion
Exempel
The Enlightenment challenged traditional authority and promoted reason as the basis for understanding the world.
Upplysningen utmanade traditionell auktoritet och främjade förnuftet som grund för att förstå världen.
Enlightenment thinkers such as Voltaire and Rousseau advocated for freedom of thought and expression.
Upplysningstänkare som Voltaire och Rousseau förespråkade tanke- och yttrandefrihet.
03
(in Buddhism and Hinduism) a transcendent state of spiritual realization, liberation from the cycle of reincarnation, characterized by the cessation of desire, suffering, and individual consciousness
Exempel
The monk achieved enlightenment after years of meditation.
Enlightenment in Buddhism marks the end of worldly suffering.
Lexikalt Träd
unenlightenment
enlightenment
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