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Enlightened

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Noun

1. enlightened, initiate

people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

Example Sentences:
'it is very familiar to the initiate'

Adjective

2. enlightened

having knowledge and spiritual insight

3. educated, enlightened

characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved

Example Sentences:
'an educated guess'
'an enlightened electorate'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Enlightened

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adjective
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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Enlightened

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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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