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Definitions: Enlightenment |
EnlightenmentNoun1. Education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge. 2. A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "enlightenment" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1415. (references) |
Synonym: EnlightenmentSynonym: Age of Reason (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: unenlightenment (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Information | Noun: information, enlightenment, acquaintance, knowledge; publicity; data. |
Knowledge | Light, enlightenment; glimpse, inkling; glimmer, glimmering; dawn; scent, suspicion; impression; (idea); discovery; a. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Enlightenment |
| English words defined with "enlightenment": Arouet ♦ benighted, Buddha ♦ conversion ♦ dark, Denis Diderot, Diderot ♦ edification ♦ Francois-Marie Arouet ♦ Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ♦ Illuminati ♦ Lessing ♦ obscurantism ♦ rebirth ♦ satori, sophistication, spiritual rebirth ♦ Tantra, Tantrism ♦ Voltaire ♦ wisdom ♦ Zen, Zen Buddhism. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "enlightenment": AUDIOVISUAL TECHNICIAN, audiovisual-equipment operator ♦ lock ♦ sauce ♦ type ♦ -type ♦ University of Edinburgh. (references) |
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Screenplays | No. I didn't feel the bliss of enlightenment. InsteadI was surrounded by an endless sorrow. (Wo hu cang long; writing credit: Hui-Ling Wang) I'm not looking for enlightenment, Dex. I'm looking for a girlfriend. (The Tao of Steve; writing credit: Duncan North; Greer Goodman) We risk sanity for moments of temporary enlightenment. So many ideas. (Human Traffic; writing credit: Justin Kerrigan) | |
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St. John of the Cross | In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction. |
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Communist Manifesto | 1848 | These also supply the proletariat with fresh elements of enlightenment and progress. (reference) |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | TYPE, n. Pestilent bits of metal suspected of destroying civilization and enlightenment, despite their obvious agency in this incomparable dictionary. |
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| "Enlightenment" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.10% of the time. "Enlightenment" is used about 379 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 97.1% | 368 | 14,720 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.64% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Noun (common) | 0.26% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 379 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "enlightenment": age of enlightenment. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "enlightenment": post-enlightenment. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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Albanian | sqarim (clarification, clearing-off, elucidation, explanation, gloss, illumination, illustration), ndriçim i mendjes (illumination). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | حركة التنوير الفلسفية, تنوير (edification, illumination, schooling), ثقافة (cultivation, culture, education). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | просвещение (illumination), просветеност, просвета (education). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 開明 (enlightened, open-minded), 啟示 (revelation), 启示 (Apocalyptic, Apocalyptical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | pouèení (edification, teaching), osvícení, osvìta (adult education, education of the public), objasnìní (clarification, clearing, elucidation, explanation, light). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | vækkelsesoplevelse (experience of enlightenment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | illuminatio (experience of enlightenment), illuminatie (experience of enlightenment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | valistus (education). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | lumières, culture, éclaircissement. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | erleuchtung (inspiration, satori), Aufgeklärtheit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | διαφώτιση, διαφωτισμόσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | תרבות (civilization, culture, development, education), "שכל" (acquirements, education, erudition, intelligence, knowledge, learning, schooling), "אר" (brightening, clarifying, illumination, illustration, lighting, luminescence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | felvilágosodás, felvilágosítás (account, enlightening, explanation, information, misdirection, reference). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | pencerahan (brightening agent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | spiegazione (account, assertion, caption, explanation, explication, exposition, legend, rundown), illuminismo (illuminism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | "発 (development, edification). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | たい" (formation, great wisdom, line array, ranks of troops, Siamese language, Thai), かいが" (beach, betterment, coast, improvement, incremental and continuous improvement, opening ones eyes to the truth, spiritual awakening), かいか (blooming, civilization, downstairs, fire of mysterious or suspicious origin, lower floor, open access, open shelves), かい" (comprehension, nursing, remorse, repentance, safe custody, wisdom), かいめい (civilization, darkness, elucidation, explication, name change, names of notes of musical scale, solfa), かい'" (change of era, martial law, opening ones eyes to the truth, spiritual awakening), "どう, あ"し"りつめい (spiritual peace), あ"じ"りょうめい (spiritual peace), けいもう (instruction), けいはつ (development, edification), けいてき (alarm, edification, foghorn, formidable foe, guide, horn, whistle), い" (great wisdom, the fifth, the finest thing in this world). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 계몽 (enlightening). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | soilsheraght. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | enlightenmentay esclarecimento (clarification, elucidation, explanatorily, explicative, illumination, illustration, irrational, light, showing), que ilumina (illumine), iluminação (headlights, illumination, irradiation, light, lighting, lighting fixture, lightning). (various references) educare (cultivation, education, nurture), instruire (cultivation, education, initiation, schooling), iluminism, culturalizare. (various references) просвещение (education, illumination). (various references) prosvećenje. (various references) información (account, amount of information, blow, data, dope, information, intelligence, item), ilustración (figure, illustration, picture), cultura (culture, education, refinement). (various references) upplysning (civilization, credit report, culture, edification, explanation, Gen, illumination, information, intelligence, lighting, lowdown, poop). (various references) การตรัสรู้. (various references) ilim irfan, aydınlatma (clarification, edification, elucidation, illumination, irradiation, lighting), aydınlık (air shaft, airway, bright, brightly, clear, daylight, high speed, illumination, light, light-well, luminous, radiance, skylight, sunlit, sunny). (various references) magaryf (education). (various references) освіченість (accomplishments, civility, education, instruction), освіта (background, education, schooling), поінформованість (knowledge). (various references) sự mở mắt điều l m sáng tỏ thời đại ánh sáng, sự l m sáng tỏ (elucidation, enucleation, light). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "enlightenment": enlightenments. (additional references) | |
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"Enlightenment" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: enlightement, enlightenement, enligtenment. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "enlightenment" (pronounced enlī"tunmunt) |
| 6 | -u n m u n t | abandonment, apportionment, disillusionment, environment, imprisonment, reapportionment. |
| 5 | -n m u n t | adjournment, adornment, alignment, arraignment, assignment, atonement, attainment, confinement, consignment, containment, discernment, entertainment, infotainment, internment, misgovernment, nongovernment, postponement, realignment, reassignment, refinement. |
| 4 | -m u n t | abatement, accompaniment, accomplishment, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adjustment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, allotment, amazement, amendment, amusement, announcement, annulment, antigovernment, apartment, appeasement, appointment, argument, armament, arrangement, assessment, assortment, astonishment, attachment, banishment, basement, battlement, bemusement, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, claimant, Clement, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, complement, comportment, concealment, condiment, contentment, copayment, curtailment, debarment, debasement, deferment, department, deployment, deportment, derailment, detachment, determent, detriment, development, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, displacement, divestment, dormant, easement, element, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, equipment, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, excitement, excrement, experiment, extinguishment, figment, filament, formant, fragment, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, government, harassment, impairment, impeachment, impediment, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, improvement, incitement, inclement, increment, indictment, inducement, informant, infringement, installment, instrument, integument, intersegment, investment, involvement, judgement, judgment, ligament, maltreatment, management, measurement, micromanagement, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, movement, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nourishment, ointment, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, parchment, parliament, pavement, payment, pigment, placement, postretirement, predicament, prejudgment, prepayment, presentment, procurement, pronouncement, punishment, puzzlement, readjustment, reappointment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, recruitment, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refreshment, refurbishment, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, repayment, replacement, replenishment, requirement, resentment, resettlement, restatement, retirement, retrenchment, rudiment, sacrament, sediment, segment, sentiment, settlement, shipment, statement, supplement, temperament, tenement, testament, tournament, treatment, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, vehement, wonderment. |
| 3 | -u n t | aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accountant, adherent, adjacent, adjutant, adolescent, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, ambient, ambivalent, ancient, antecedent, antidepressant, antioxidant, apparent, applicant, ardent, argent, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assistant, astringent, attendant, belligerent, beneficent, benevolent, blatant, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, clairvoyant, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, compliant, component, concomitant, concurrent, confident, confluent, consequent, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, contaminant, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, dependent, depressant, descendant, descendent, despondent, detergent, determinant, deterrent, deviant, different, diligent, discordant, disinfectant, disobedient, dispersant, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, docent, dominant, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, elephant, eloquent, emergent, emigrant, eminent, entrant, equivalent, errant, esculent, evanescent, evident, excellent, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, exponent, extant, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, gallant, giant, grandiloquent, grandparent, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impatient, impertinent, important, impotent, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, incumbent, indecent, independent, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, indulgent, inefficient, infant, infrequent, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, instant, insufficient, insurgent, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, merchant, migrant, militant, miscreant, monovalent, mordant, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nonresident, nonviolent, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, outpatient, overconfident, oxidant, pageant, parent, participant, patent, patient, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, piquant, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prescient, present, prevalent, proficient, prominent, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, pursuant, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, reagent, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recurrent, redundant, refrigerant, Regent, registrant, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repellent, repentant, repugnant, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, reverent, rodent, ruminant, salient, seafront, sealant, semipermanent, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, tenant, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-e-g-h-i-l-m-n-n-n-t-t" | |
-3 letters: nineteenth. | |
-4 letters: enlighten, gentlemen, helmeting, metheglin, telneting. | |
-5 letters: eighteen, lengthen, liegemen, menthene, nettling, nineteen, teething, tenement. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-e-g-h-i-l-m-n-n-n-t-t" | |
+1 letter: enlightenments. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6E 6C 69 67 68 74 65 6E 6D 65 6E 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -. .-.. .. --. .... - . -. -- . -. - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101110 01101100 01101001 01100111 01101000 01110100 01100101 01101110 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E n l i g h t e n m e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006E 006C 0069 0067 0068 0074 0065 006E 006D 0065 006E 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)39807875737486718079718086 |
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