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  2. showing understanding and wisdom in dealing with others: This company is an enlightened and reasonable employer. Enlightened also means open to new ideas and facts based on reason and science rather than following old, false beliefs: Every enlightened person rejects racism in all its forms.

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  3. to provide someone with information and understanding, or to explain the true facts about something to someone: Should the function of children's television be to entertain or to enlighten? I don't understand this. Could you enlighten me? Synonyms. edify formal. illuminate formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Defining & explaining.

  4. 1. : freed from ignorance and misinformation. an enlightened people. an enlightened time. 2. : based on full comprehension of the problems involved. issued an enlightened ruling. Examples of enlightened in a Sentence. an enlightened approach to prison reform.

  5. Enlightened definition: factually well-informed, tolerant of alternative opinions, and guided by rational thought. See examples of ENLIGHTENED used in a sentence.

  6. 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. Collins English Dictionary.

  7. having or showing an understanding of peoples needs, a situation, etc. that is not based on old-fashioned attitudes and prejudice. Definition of enlightened adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. enlighten. (ɪnlaɪtən ) Word forms: enlightens , enlightening , enlightened. verb [no cont] To enlighten someone means to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something. [formal] A few dedicated doctors have fought for years to enlighten the profession. [VERB noun]

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