Enlightened can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| enlightened - having knowledge and spiritual insight | ||
| enlightened - characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved; "an educated guess"; "an enlightened electorate" | ||
Verb |
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| enlighten - make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal" | ||
| enlighten - give spiritual insight to; in religion | ||
| enlighten - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" | ||
Noun |
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| enlightened - Someone who has been introduced to the mysteries of some activity, religion especially Buddhism. |
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| 1. | adj. | An enlightened electorate. | |
| 2. | adj. | Educate me, O Enlightened One. | |
| 3. | verb | He enlightened me on how I should attack the subject. | |
| 4. | verb | He holds a very enlightened attitude toward working women. | |
| 5. | verb | His face was enlightened by happiness. | |
| 6. | verb | Her face was enlightened by happiness. | |
| 7. | verb | Any society not enlightened by philosophers is fooled by quacks. | |
| 8. | verb | You don't feel enlightened enough not to be racists. | |
| 9. | verb | The Buddha became enlightened under a Bo tree in Bodh Gaya. | |
| 10. | verb | Germany is an enlightened leader in the global battle to reduce CO₂ emissions, a pioneer in renewable energy and community power projects and a champion of energy efficiency. | |
| 11. | verb | That's a very enlightened attitude. | |
| 12. | verb | According to some historians, Napoleon was an enlightened despot because of improvements he made in the social institutions of France. Others denounce him as an egocentric dictator because of the large number of people who died in his wars. | |
| 13. | verb | The most enlightened way of living is to despise social conventions while at the same time living your life in conformity to them. | |
| 14. | verb | I believe that Gandhi’s views were the most enlightened of all the political men in our time. We should strive to do things in his spirit: not to use violence in fighting for our cause, but by non-participation in anything you believe is evil. | |
| 15. | verb | They might perchance have soon become enlightened as to the mysteries of love had not a great tumult arose in the surrounding country. | |
| 16. | verb | The Internet has not exactly enlightened the world. | |
| 17. | verb | Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal. |
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| adj. | |
| An enlightened electorate. |
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| Educate me, O Enlightened One. | |
| verb | |
| He enlightened me on how I should attack the subject. | |
| He holds a very enlightened attitude toward working women. | |
| His face was enlightened by happiness. | |
| Her face was enlightened by happiness. | |
| Any society not enlightened by philosophers is fooled by quacks. | |
| You don't feel enlightened enough not to be racists. | |
| The Buddha became enlightened under a Bo tree in Bodh Gaya. | |
| Germany is an enlightened leader in the global battle to reduce CO₂ emissions, a pioneer in renewable energy and community power projects and a champion of energy efficiency. | |
| That's a very enlightened attitude. | |
| According to some historians, Napoleon was an enlightened despot because of improvements he made in the social institutions of France. Others denounce him as an egocentric dictator because of the large number of people who died in his wars. | |
| The most enlightened way of living is to despise social conventions while at the same time living your life in conformity to them. | |
| I believe that Gandhi’s views were the most enlightened of all the political men in our time. We should strive to do things in his spirit: not to use violence in fighting for our cause, but by non-participation in anything you believe is evil. | |
| They might perchance have soon become enlightened as to the mysteries of love had not a great tumult arose in the surrounding country. | |
| The Internet has not exactly enlightened the world. | |
| Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal. |
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