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Enlightened
en·light·en
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·lighten·er n.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
enlightened
adj 1: highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened
public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic";
"a knowledgeable audience" [syn: knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered,
well-educated, well-read] 2: having knowledge and spiritual insight; [ant: unenlightened]
3: freed from illusion [syn: disillusioned] 4: having or based on relevant experience;
"an educated guess"; "an enlightened electorate" [syn: educated]
n : people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it
is very familiar to the initiate" [syn: initiate] [ant: uninitiate]
Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
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