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
- Made aware of something.
- Freed from illusion.
- Extraordinarily wise; having an exceedingly great wisdom.
- Someone who has been introduced to the mysteries of some activity, religion especially Buddhism
- 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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