Enlightenment or enlighten may refer to:

Age of Enlightenment

* Age of Enlightenment, period in Western intellectual history from the late 17th to late 18th century, centered in France but also encompassing (alphabetically by country or culture): ** England: Midlands Enlightenment, period in 18th-century England ** Greece: Modern Greek Enlightenment, an 18th-century national revival and educational movement in Greece ** Italy: Italian Enlightenment, period in 18th-century Italy ** Jewish: Haskalah, Jewish Enlightenment, movement among European Jews in the late 18th century ** Poland: Enlightenment in Poland, ideas of the Age of Enlightenment in Poland ** Russia: Russian Enlightenment, 18th-century period of active government encouragement of proliferation of arts and sciences in Russia ** Scotland:

Scottish Enlightenment The Scottish Enlightenment ( sco, Scots Enlichtenment, gd, Soillseachadh na h-Alba) was the period in 18th- and early-19th-century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. By the eighteenth century ...

, period in 18th-century Scotland ** Spain: Enlightenment in Spain, came to Spain with a new dynasty, the Bourbons, subsequent reform and 'enlightened despotism' ** USA: American Enlightenment, intellectual culture of the British North American colonies and the early United States

Computing

* Enlightenment (software), an X Window System window manager *

Enlighten (radiosity engine) Enlightenment or enlighten may refer to: Age of Enlightenment * Age of Enlightenment, period in Western intellectual history from the late 17th to late 18th century, centered in France but also encompassing (alphabetically by country or culture): ...

, code to do real-time calculation of indirect lighting ("radiosity") in video * Enlightenment Foundation Libraries, a set of graphics libraries

Culture

Overview

Enlightenment in Buddhism The English term enlightenment is the Western translation of various Buddhist terms, most notably bodhi and vimutti. The abstract noun ''bodhi'' (; Sanskrit: बोधि; Pali: ''bodhi''), means the knowledge or wisdom, or awakened intellect ...

, translation of the term ''bodhi'' "awakening" * Enlightenment (spiritual), insight or awakening to the true nature of reality * Ionian Enlightenment, the origin of ancient Greek advances in philosophy and science

Events

Enlighten Canberra Enlighten Canberra is an outdoor annual art and cultural festival held in Canberra, Australia featuring illuminating light installations and projections, performances from local and interstate musicians, a short film festival and the Canberr ...

, an annual arts and cultural festival in Canberra, Australia * "Enlightenment", the main artistic performance in the

2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony The 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony was held on 29 August 2012, starting at 20:30 BST and marking the official opening of the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England. The show – named ''Enlightenment'' – had Jenny Sealey and Br ...

Film and television

* ''Enlightenment'' (Doctor Who), a 1983 ''Doctor Who'' serial

Music

* ''Enlightenment'' (Van Morrison album), 1990 * ''Enlightenment'' (McCoy Tyner album), 1973 * "Enlightenment" (Van Morrison song), 1990 * ''Enlightenment'' (soundtrack album), the soundtrack of the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony

Other uses

* Enlightenment Intensive, a group retreat designed to enable a spiritual enlightenment * Enlightenment Movement (Afghanistan), a Hazara grassroots civil disobedience group created in Afghanistan in 2016 * Project Enlightenment, an educational program