enlightened
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- adjective
- /ɪnˈlaɪtənd/
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ilustrado
- I ask you to open your minds to adopt a more enlightened attitude toward different political communities.
- an enlightened policy
- enlightened self-interest
- an enlightened view
And this is, I think, the more enlightened modern view of medicine.
- And this is, I think, the more enlightened modern view of medicine.
- Well, in Western terms, I would define it as being enlightened, democratic, secular.
- So we're in need of some enlightened attorneys to think this through going forward.
- He says it is vain to say that enlightened statesman will be able to adjust these clashing interests.
- I'm just pointing out that this enlightened point of view is not found uniformly around the world.
- If you did heal, you would then be enlightened to the fact that healing is a personal process.
- Yeah. So when I when I kind of got somewhat enlightened about spawners, the first thing I did, I looked in My Portfolio
- self-interest, which may or may not be good, you know, good, the good version of it we call enlightened self-interest, right?
- It is my hope that every Harvard graduate in every profession should be an active, engaged, enlightened citizen.
- This book is not for enlightened sociopaths or narcissist, OK?
- That was the enlightened view, the past, everybody.
- I think that's a that's an enlightened posture.
Examples
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We pride ourselves on our enlightened policy regarding payment.
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Consider Wisconsin, long a bastion of what some might call enlightened solid waste management.
Academic text (1999) -
And this is, I think, the more enlightened modern view of medicine.
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So it starts with enlightened families and relationships.
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Gentlemen... we live, thank God, in enlightened times.
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I wish more judges had such an enlightened view of mental illness.
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Well, in Western terms, I would define it as being enlightened, democratic, secular.
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His words remind us that apathy is not an enlightened path.
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Such praise portrays settlements as a kind of enlightened precursor of the welfare state.
Academic text (1992) -
In today's society, being enlightened means understanding the importance of mental health awareness.
Synonyms
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A person who knows a lot about a subject or the world
Someone who knows a lot about a subject because they have the facts
Antonyms
How Enlightened
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word enlightened comes from en- 'in' and light 'light', so it means 'putting light into' the mind, like turning on a lamp in a dark room to see clearly. That's why an enlightened leader or person shows full understanding and makes clear choices.