enlightened

en·light·en

 (ĕn-līt′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.

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en·light′en·er n.

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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: the search for an enlightened spiritual master.

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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

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enlightened

adjective

1. Having an education:

educated, informed, lettered, literate.

2. Provided with information; made aware:

acquainted, advised, educated, informed, instructed, knowledgeable.

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Translations

مُتَنَوِّر

velbaseret

aufgeklärtvorurteilsfrei

φωτισμένος

bien informadoculto

valaistunutvalistunut

éclairé

felvilágosult

upplÿstur, vel uppfræddur

illuminato

opplystvelinformert

osvietený

prosvetljen

aydınbilgili

开明的有知识的

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

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enlightened

[ɪnˈlaɪt^ənd] adj

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

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

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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

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enlightened

[ɪnˈlaɪtnd] adj → illuminato/a

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enlighten

(inˈlaitn) verb

to give more information to (a person). Will someone please enlighten me as to what is happening? inlig, verlig يُنَوِّر просвещавам esclarecer vysvětlit aufklären oplyse διαφωτίζωaclarar, informar valgustama آگاه کردن valaista éclairer (qqn sur qqch.) לְהַסבִּיר प्रबुद्ध करना prosvijetliti, uputiti felvilágosít menjelaskan fræða, upplÿsa illuminare 教える 계몽하다 apšviesti, informuoti apgaismot; informēt beritahu inlichteninformere nærmere, opplyseobjaśnić, oświecić روښانول، روڼول، منور كول (ذهنا): پو هول، بېدارول، ويښول، خبرول esclarecer a lămuri просвещать objasniť pojasniti prosvetliti upplysa สอน bilgi vermek, aydınlatmak 啟發，開導 висвітлювати, інформувати معلومات میں اضافہ کرنا khai sáng 启发，开导

enˈlightened adjective

wise through knowledge; free from prejudice. an enlightened headmaster; an enlightened decision. verligte مُتَنَوِّر просветен esclarecido osvícený vorurteilsfrei, aufgeklärt oplyst; velbaseret φωτισμένοςbien informado, culto valgustatud روشنفکر؛ واقع بین valaistunut éclairéנאור प्रबुद्ध prosvijetlen felvilágosult bijaksana upplÿstur, vel uppfræddur illuminato, di larghe vedute 啓発された 계몽된 apsišvietęs, kultūringas izglītots; informēts bijak verlichtopplyst, velinformert światły روښانول esclarecido înţelept просвещённый; передовой osvietený prosvetljen prosvetljen upplyst รู้แจ้ง aydın, bilgili 有知識的，開明的 освічений; обізнаний روشن خیال được khai sáng 有知识的，开明的

enˈlightenment noun

inligting, voorligting تَنْوير، إسْتِنارَه просветление esclarecimento osvěta die Aufklärung oplysning; indsigt; visdom διαφώτιση aclaración valgustus روشنفکری؛ آموزندگی valaistuminen éclaircissement(s) הֶאָרַת עֵינַיִים प्रबोध, ज्ञानोदय prosvijetljenost felvilágosítás; felvilágosodás pencerahan upplÿsing, fræðsla schiarimento 啓発 계몽 ap(si)švietimas izskaidrošana; informēšana kebijaksaan verlichtingopplysning oświecenie روښانونه، پوهونه، خبرتيا،ذهنى تنوير esclarecimento lămurire просвещённость osveta razsvetljenstvo prosvetljenje upplysning การรู้แจ้ง aydınlatma 啟蒙，啟發 освіченість; бізаність روشن خیال ہونے یا بنانے کا عمل sự khai sáng 启蒙，启发

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