| 单词 | enlightenment |
| 释义 | enlightenment (once / 3412 pages) n Enlightenment is education or awareness that brings change, such as your enlightenment about nutrition that leads you to throw out every last bit of your family's junk food. In Hinduism and Buddhism, enlightenment is also sometimes called "awakening" — after all, the name "Buddha" means "the awakened one." Not all enlightenments are spiritual: your enlightenment about environmental issues, for example, can awaken you to new ways of conserving resources like water and electricity. The Enlightenment started in the 1700’s, a historical era defined by a focus on reason and science. WORD FAMILYenlightenment: enlightenments, unenlightenment+/enlighten: enlightened, enlightening, enlightenment, enlightens/enlightened: enlightenedest, enlightenedly, unenlightened/enlightening: enlighteningly, unenlightening/light: light-colored, lighted, lighten, lighter, lightest, lighting, lightless, lightly, lightness, lights, lightsome/lighted: unlighted/lighten: enlighten, lightened, lightening, lightens/lightening: lightenings/lighter: lighterage, lightered, lightering, lighters/lighting: lightings/lightless: lightlessness/lightness: lightnesses/lightsome: lightsomely, lightsomeness, lightsomer, lightsomest USAGE EXAMPLESA crowd of over 300 people at various states of enlightenment stopped what they were doing and looked at me. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) It was a time when the nascent web was seen as a force that would deliver enlightenment and truth to all. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) For this price, the goal is not so much enlightenment as it is stress relief and self-care. New York Times(Dec 03, 2016) 1n education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge Ant|Hypo|Hyper unenlightenment a lack of understanding edification, sophistication uplifting enlightenment satori(Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionmentfreeing from false belief or illusions education knowledge acquired by learning and instruction 2n (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness Syn|Hyper nirvana beatification, beatitude, blessedness a state of supreme happiness Enlightenment (once / 31688 pages) n WORD FAMILY Enlightenment USAGE EXAMPLESThey agreed that claims of the “absolute character” of scientific truth, and the supposed triumph of Enlightenment reason, needed to be challenged. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) This estrangement from the sacred continues a trend begun during the Enlightenment of the 18th century. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) France's presidential elections next April and May are being carefully watched for signs of a "populist wave" reaching the home of the Enlightenment. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) n 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 Syn|Exp|Hyper Age of Reason age, historic period an era of history having some distinctive feature reform movement a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms |
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