the Age of Enlightenment

Enlightenment is the "full comprehension of a situation". The term is commonly used to denote the Age of Enlightenment,[ but is also used in Western cultures in a religious context. It translates several Buddhist terms and concepts, most notably bodhi, kensho, and satori. Related terms from Asian religions are kaivalya and moksha (liberation) in Hinduism, Kevala Jnana in Jainism, and ushta in Zoroastrianism.

In Christianity, the word "enlightenment" is rarely used, except to refer to the Age of Enlightenment and its influence on Christianity. Roughly equivalent terms in Christianity may be illumination, kenosis, metanoia, revelation, salvation, theosis, and conversion.

Perennialists and Universalists view enlightenment and mysticism as equivalent terms for religious or spiritual insight.