What does Enlightened mean?

Definitions for Enlightened
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. initiate, enlightenedadjective

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

    "it is very familiar to the initiate"

  2. enlightenedadjective

    having knowledge and spiritual insight

  3. educated, enlightenedadjective

    characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved

    "an educated guess"; "an enlightened electorate"

Wiktionary

  1. enlightenednoun

    Someone who has been introduced to the mysteries of some activity, religion especially Buddhism

  2. enlightenedadjective

    educated or informed

  3. enlightenedadjective

    Made aware of something

  4. enlightenedadjective

    Freed from illusion

  5. enlightenedadjective

    Exceedingly wise

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  1. enlightened

    Enlightened refers to having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook. It can also refer to the state of gaining profound knowledge or spiritual insight, often involving a personal transformation and freedom from ignorance or illusion. Enlightened is often associated with wisdom, greater awareness, and understanding attained through experience or education.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Enlightened in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Enlightened in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Enlightened in a Sentence

  1. Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely:

    Sweden has crossed all red lines in relations with Israel, this is defamation of Israel and the statements are distancing Sweden from the ranks of enlightened nations that can take part in the dialogue about rights in the region.

  2. Denis Diderot:

    The arbitrary rule of a just and enlightened prince is always bad. His virtues are the most dangerous and the surest form of seduction: they lull a people imperceptibly into the habit of loving, respecting, and serving his successor, whoever that successor may be, no matter how wicked or stupid.

  3. Lao Tzu:

    He who knows others is wise.He who knows himself is enlightened.

  4. Eran Elinav:

    Measuring such a large cohort without any prejudice really enlightened us on how inaccurate we all were about one of the most basic concepts of our existence, which is what we eat and how we integrate nutrition into our daily life, in contrast to our current practices, tailoring diets to the individual may allow us to utilize nutrition as means of controlling elevated blood sugar levels and its associated medical conditions.

  5. William Howard Taft:

    Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that to-day is at the basis of all human labor and effort, enterprise and new activity.

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