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enlightenment

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of enlightenment

the process by which one gains a greater understanding of something

The teacher's supplementary notes did provide some enlightenment on the difficult material.

Those seeking enlightenment on Eastern philosophy should sign up for the class.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of enlightenment

culture, edification

education, erudition, knowledge, learnedness, learning, literacy, scholarship

bookishness, pedantry

awareness, consciousness, realization

absorption, assimilation, digestion, uptake

appreciation, apprehension, comprehension, grasp, grip, hold, perception, percipience, understanding

cultivation, development, improvement

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of enlightenment

illiteracy, illiterateness

incomprehension, noncomprehension

misapprehension, miscomprehension, misinterpretation, misperception, misunderstanding

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