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enlightened

en·ligh·te·ned

UK/ɪnˈlaɪtənd/ US/ˌɛˈnlaɪtʌnd/ fairly common

adjective

1.

highly educated; having extensive information or understanding

  • “an enlightened public”
  • “knowing instructors”
  • “a knowledgeable critic”
  • “a knowledgeable audience”
2.

having knowledge and spiritual insight;

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4.

having or based on relevant experience

  • “an educated guess”
  • “an enlightened electorate”
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noun

1.

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

  • “it is very familiar to the initiate”
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Phrases

  • enlightened absolutism
  • enlightened centrism
  • enlightened despotism
  • enlightened self-interest

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