Age of Enlightenment

proper noun

A period of European intellectual history during which the Enlightenment, an intellectual movement emphasizing the importance of logic and reason, flourished, from part of the 17th century through much of the 18th century.

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EnlightenmentAge of Reason
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Meanings

proper nounthe Age of Enlightenment
  1. historyA period of European intellectual history during which the Enlightenment, an intellectual movement emphasizing the importance of logic and reason, flourished, from part of the 17th century through much of the 18th century.

    Synonyms: Enlightenment, Age of Reason

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA period of European intellectual history during which the Enlightenment, an intellectual movement emphasizing the importance of logic and reason, flourished, from part of the 17th century through much of the 18th century.

Similar
EnlightenmentAge of Reason
Also see
age of reasonenlightenment

Translations

Arabic عَصْر اَلتَّنْوِير
  • عَصْر اَلتَّنْوِير (ʕaṣr at-tanwīr)period of European history
Catalan segle de les llums
  • segle de les llumsperiod of European history
Chinese Mandarin 啟蒙時代 /启蒙时代
  • 啟蒙時代 /启蒙时代 (Qǐméng shídài)period of European history
Czech osvícenství
  • osvícenstvíperiod of European history
Danish oplysningstiden
  • oplysningstidenperiod of European history
Finnish valistusaika
  • valistusaikaperiod of European history
French siècle des Lumières
  • siècle des Lumièresperiod of European history
German Zeitalter der Aufklärung
  • Zeitalter der Aufklärungperiod of European history
Greek Εποχή του Διαφωτισμού
  • Εποχή του Διαφωτισμού (Epochí tou Diafotismoú)period of European history
Hindi यूरोपीय ज्ञानोदय
  • यूरोपीय ज्ञानोदय (yūropīya jñānoday)period of European history
Indonesian Abad Pencerahan
  • Abad Pencerahanperiod of European history
Japanese 啓蒙時代
  • 啓蒙時代 (Keimō Jidai)period of European history
Korean 계몽시대
  • 계몽시대 (Gyemongsidae)period of European history
Norwegian Bokmål opplysningstid
  • opplysningstidperiod of European history
Persian عصر روشنگری
  • عصر روشنگری (asr-e rowšangari)period of European history
Polish Oświecenie
  • Oświecenieperiod of European history
Portuguese Iluminismo
  • Iluminismoperiod of European history
Russian эпо́ха просвеще́ния
  • эпо́ха просвеще́ния (epóxa prosveščénija)period of European history
Spanish Siglo de las Luces
  • Siglo de las Lucesperiod of European history
Swahili Zama za Mwangaza
  • Zama za Mwangazaperiod of European history
Swedish upplysningstid
  • upplysningstidperiod of European history
Cite this entry
APA

Age of Enlightenment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Age%20of%20Enlightenment

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“Age of Enlightenment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Age%20of%20Enlightenment. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Age of Enlightenment,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Age%20of%20Enlightenment.

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