education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge Antonyms:unenlightenment
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness Synonyms:Nirvana
a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions Synonyms:Age of Reason
