Hyphenation of enlightenment

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word enlightenment? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

en-light-en-ment

Definitions of enlightenment:

1.	Education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
2.	(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation Characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
3.	A movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine The Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms

Synonyms of enlightenment:

noun	education
noun	Nirvana, blessedness, beatitude, beatification
noun	Enlightenment, Age of Reason, reform movement

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.