enlightenment
//ɪnˈlaɪ.tən.mənt//
Noun
enlightenmentSingular
enlightenmentsPlural
1
The state of having knowledge or understanding; the act of gaining insight or wisdom.
Reading that book brought me a moment of enlightenment about the meaning of life.
2
A European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional doctrines.
The Enlightenment had a profound influence on modern democratic ideals.
3
In Buddhism and Hinduism, a final blessed state marked by the absence of desire or suffering.
The monk spent years meditating in search of enlightenment.