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enlightened

  • adjective
  • light·ened
  • /ɪnˈlaɪtənd/

Educated or informed.

Other meanings

  1. Made aware of something.

  2. Freed from illusion.

Related words

  • enlightenedly
  • enlightenedness
  • misenlightened
  • unenlightened
  • enlightened absolutism
  • enlightened despotism
  • enlightened self-interest
  • enlightened centrism

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