Definition for

enlightened


Illuminated; supplied with light; light-giving.

Possessing or manifesting enlightenment; having or showing much knowledge or acquired wisdom; specifically, freed from blinding ignorance, prejudice, superstition, etc.: used to note the highest stage of general human advancement, as in the series savage, barbarous, half-civilized, civilized, and enlightened.

adjective – educated or informed

adjective – Made aware of something

adjective – Freed from illusion

adjective – Exceedingly wise

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

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