Enlightened

//ɪnˈlaɪtənd// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who has been introduced to the mysteries of some activity, religion especially Buddhism
  2. 2
    people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of enlighten form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Educated or informed.
  2. 2
    Made aware of something.
  3. 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. 4
    Extraordinarily wise; having an exceedingly great wisdom.

    "An enlightened mind does not need external authority."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having knowledge and spiritual insight wordnet
  2. 2
    characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
informedablazeabreast ofaglowalightau courant

Example

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"He enlightened me on how I should attack the subject."

Related phrases

enlightened absolutismenlightened centrismenlightened despotismenlightened self-interest

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