Enlightenment vs. Illusion — What's the Difference?

The act or a means of enlightening.

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.

The state of being enlightened.

An erroneous perception of reality

Enlightenment A philosophical movement of the 1700s that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. Used with the.

An erroneous concept or belief

Buddhism & Hinduism A state in which the individual transcends desire and suffering and attains nirvana.

The condition of being deceived by a false perception or belief

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

Something that is erroneously perceived or construed

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

A fine transparent net fabric, used for dresses or trimmings.

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

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

Same as AufklÄrung.

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

Education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

(countable) A magician’s trick.

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

(uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.

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

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

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

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.

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

An erroneous mental representation

Something many people believe that is false;

The act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas

An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers