Enlightenment vs. Illusion

Enlightenmentnoun

An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.

Enlightenmentnoun

A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.

Enlightenmentnoun

Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.

Enlightenmentnoun

same as AufklÄrung.

Enlightenmentnoun

education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

Enlightenmentnoun

(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

Enlightenmentnoun

a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions

Illusionnoun

(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.

Illusionnoun

(countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.

Illusionnoun

(countable) A magician’s trick.

Illusionnoun

(uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.

Illusionnoun

An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination.

Illusionnoun

Hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charming; enchantment; witchery; glamour.

Illusionnoun

A sensation originated by some external object, but so modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder.

Illusionnoun

A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, etc.

Illusionnoun

an erroneous mental representation

Illusionnoun

something many people believe that is false;

Illusionnoun

the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas

Illusionnoun

an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

Illusion

An illusion is a distortion of the senses, which can reveal how the human brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. Although illusions distort our perception of reality, they are generally shared by most people.Illusions may occur with any of the human senses, but visual illusions (optical illusions) are the best-known and understood.