Synonyms for enlightenment
All synonyms
Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
Forms
- Plural
- enlightenments → nirvanas, satoris, epiphanies, bodhis…
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Enlightenment, erudition, information, knowledge, learning, and skill are acquired, as by study or practise.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- nirvana I don't think you understand what nirvana really means.
- epiphany Epiphany marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas.
- bodhi The Buddha attained enlightenment under a Bodhi tree.
- knowledge Anna married without the knowledge of her parents.
- illumination A small, naked bulb gave the only illumination.
By length
- 3 letters
- zen1
- 5 letters
- light1, bodhi
- 6 letters
- satori
- 7 letters
- culture2, nirvana3
- 8 letters
- teaching2, epiphany4
- 9 letters
- education4, knowledge2
- 10 letters
- attainment3
- 11 letters
- instruction3, edification5
- 12 letters
- illumination5
- 14 letters
- disambiguation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (culture2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- éclaircissement
- Italiano
- chiarimento
- Català
- aclariment