Aufklärung

/ˈaʊfklɛəɹʊŋ/

proper noun

The Enlightenment.

OriginGerman Aufklärung →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Aufklärung
  1. historyThe Enlightenment.
nounAufklärung (plural Aufklärungen)

plural Aufklärungen

  1. human sciencesAn enlightenment.
  2. derogatorysometimesIlluminism; the aims, manner, spirit, etc. of the Aufklärer.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
enlightenment

Origin

  1. GermanAufklärung“enlightenment; Enlightenment”
  2. EnglishAufklärung

Borrowed from German Aufklärung (“enlightenment; Enlightenment”).

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APA

Aufklärung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aufkl%C3%A4rung

MLA

“Aufklärung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aufkl%C3%A4rung. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aufklärung,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aufkl%C3%A4rung.

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