enlightened (redirected from Enlightenment (concept))

en·light·en  (n-ltn)

tr.v. en·light·ened, en·light·en·ing, en·light·ens

1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to: "Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppression of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day" (Thomas Jefferson).

2. To give information to; inform or instruct.

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en·lighten·er n.

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enlightened [ɪnˈlaɪt^ənd]

adj

1. factually well-informed, tolerant of alternative opinions, and guided by rational thought an enlightened administration enlightened self-interest

2. privy to or claiming a sense of spiritual or religious revelation of truth an enlightened spiritual master

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	enlightened - people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate" initiate people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
Adj.	1.	enlightened - having knowledge and spiritual insight educated - possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge) informed - having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer" unenlightened - not enlightened; ignorant; "the devices by which unenlightened men preserved the unjust social order"
	2.	enlightened - characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved; "an educated guess"; "an enlightened electorate" educated informed - having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer"

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enlightened

adjective informed, aware, liberal, reasonable, educated, sophisticated, refined, cultivated, open-minded, knowledgeable, literate, broad-minded He should be remembered as an enlightened and humane reformer.
unaware, ignorant, short-sighted, uneducated, narrow-minded, small-minded, unenlightened

Translations

enlightened [ɪnˈlaɪtnd] ADJ [person, society, policy, attitude] → progresista
an enlightened despot → un déspota ilustrado
in this enlightened age or in these enlightened times (esp iro) → en esta época de tantos adelantos or progresos

enlightened [ɪnˈlaɪt^ənd] adj

(gen) (= person, management, leadership) → éclairé(e); [approach, policy, attitude] → éclairé(e)

(RELIGION) [person, being] → illuminé(e)

enlightened

adj person, society → aufgeklärt; (= progressive) person, approach, policy → progressiv, fortschrittlich; in this enlightened age, in these enlightened times (usu iro) → in diesem aufgeklärten Zeitalter

enlightened [ɪnˈlaɪtnd] adj → illuminato/a