ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Enlightened

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɪnˈlaɪtənd/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Enlightened is an adjective meaning Educated or informed.

Meaning

Educated or informed.

More Meanings

  1. Made aware of something.
  2. Freed from illusion.
  3. Extraordinarily wise; having an exceedingly great wisdom.
  4. Someone who has been introduced to the mysteries of some activity, religion especially Buddhism
  5. simple past and past participle of enlighten

Example Sentences

An enlightened mind does not need external authority.
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.
Such were the sources of an opulence which we must do Raleigh the credit to say was expended not on debauchery or display, but in the most enlightened efforts to extend tlie field of English commercial enterprise beyond the Atlantic.
Many of the differences between nations are settled by discussion, and we hear little of them. Some are settled by arbitration, to the avoidance of many wars. But international arbitration of aggravated disputes is not much to be relied upon except between the most enlightened nations having predominant moral sense.

Synonyms for enlightened

Depending on context, synonyms include initiate, informed, knowledgeable, knowing, disillusioned, edified.

Antonyms for enlightened

Common opposites include uninitiate, unenlightened.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include knowledgeable, informed, knowing, well-read, well-educated, learned.

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