enlightenment
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
Types & categories
- education hypernym
- sophistication hyponym
- satori hyponym
Related & opposite
- unenlightenment antonym
- enlighten derivation
Sense 2 noun
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
Types & categories
- beatification hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | unenlightenment |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | enlighten |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | education |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sophistication |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | satori |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | Hinduism |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | Buddhism |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | beatification |