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- Dictionaryenlightened/ɪnˈlʌɪtnd/
adjective
- 1. having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook: "the more enlightened employers offer better terms"
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Enlightened means showing understanding, acting in a positive way, and not following old-fashioned or false beliefs. It also means knowing the truth about existence, or being open to new ideas and facts based on reason and science.
Learn the meaning of enlightened as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Enlightened means freed from ignorance and misinformation, or based on full comprehension of the problems involved.
Combine these meanings — "into the light" — and you're describing what it is that characterizes an enlightened person: a sense of clarity and understanding. People often seek to be enlightened spiritually, by taking pilgrimages, meditating, or looking to spiritual gurus like the Dalai Lama.
Learn the meaning of enlighten, a verb that means to provide someone with information and understanding, or to explain the true facts about something. See how to use enlighten in sentences and synonyms, and compare it with irony.
Learn the meaning of enlightened as an adjective for someone or something that has sensible, modern, or rational attitudes and ways of dealing with things. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and sentences with enlightened.
Learn the meaning of enlightened as an adjective that describes someone who is well-informed, tolerant, and rational. See how to use enlightened in sentences from various sources, such as The Daily Beast and Project Gutenberg.
Definition of enlightened adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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