en·light·en ( n-l t n)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. en·light en·er n. |
enlightened [ɪnˈlaɪtənd]
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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  enlightened - people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the 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" informed - having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer" |
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
unaware, ignorant, short-sighted, uneducated, narrow-minded, small-minded, unenlightened
Translations
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
enlightened [ɪnˈlaɪtnd] adj → illuminato/a
enlightened [ɪnˈlaɪtnd] adj → illuminato/a
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