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ENLIGHTENMENT Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word enlightenment. (exact relations)
There are 18 hypernyms of the word enlightenment. (close relations)
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epiphany
nounn
noun

• a divine manifestation

• twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

awakening
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of waking

clarity
nounn
noun

• free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression

• the quality of clear water

cognizance
nounn
noun

• having knowledge of

• range of what one can know or understand

• range or scope of what is perceived

comprehension
nounn
noun

• an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)

• the relation of comprising something

illumination
nounn
noun

• a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination

• the degree of visibility of your environment

• an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding

• the luminous flux incident on a unit area

• painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)

insight
nounn
noun

• clear or deep perception of a situation

• a feeling of understanding

• the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

• grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

intelligence
nounn
noun

• the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

• a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy

• secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)

• information about recent and important events

• the operation of gathering information about an enemy

knowledge
nounn
noun

• the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

realization
nounn
noun

• coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

• making real or giving the appearance of reality

• a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer

• a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained

• the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer

• something that is made real or concrete

understanding
nounn
noun

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

• an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

adjective satellite

• characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy

wisdom
nounn
noun

• accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

• an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC

• the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight

• ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight

• the quality of being prudent and sensible

nirvana
nounn
noun

• (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

• any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

satori
nounn
noun

• (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment

age of enlightenment
nounn
noun

• a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine

age of reason
nounn
noun

• a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine

Best Hypernyms For ENLIGHTENMENT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for enlightenment, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (17)
awareness beatification beatitude blessedness cognition comprehension discernment education erudition expertise insight intelligence knowledge learning perception understanding wisdom
Phrases (1)
reform movement

Alternatives for EPIPHANY

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