Enlightened
/ɪnˈlaɪtənd/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone who has been introduced to the mysteries of some activity, religion especially Buddhism
- 2 people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity wordnet
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of enlighten form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Educated or informed.
- 2 Made aware of something.
- 3 Freed from illusion.
"Yet in the worst, there is still a divine spark of Universal consciousness buried deep within them, and in the best people, except for the enlightened ones, there is still the seed of selfishness."
- 4 Extraordinarily wise; having an exceedingly great wisdom.
"An enlightened mind does not need external authority."
Adjective
- 1 having knowledge and spiritual insight wordnet
- 2 characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved wordnet
Example
More examples"He enlightened me on how I should attack the subject."