enlightened

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈlaɪtənd/
• Hyphenation: en‧light‧ened

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Adjective

enlightened (comparative more enlightened, superlative most enlightened)

1. Educated or informed.
2. Made aware of something.
3. Freed from illusion.
   • 1997, John Peniel, chapter 10, in The Children of the Law of One & the Lost Teachings of Atlantis, page 128:

     Yet in the worst, there is still a divine spark of Universal consciousness buried deep within them, and in the best people, except for the enlightened ones, there is still the seed of selfishness.

4. Exceedingly wise.

   An enlightened mind does not need external authority.

Derived terms

• enlightened absolutism
• enlightened despotism
• enlightened self-interest

 

Translations

educated or informed

• Bengali: বোধোদিত (bn) (bōdhōdito), নূরান্বিত (bn) (nurannito)
• Finnish: valaistunut (fi)
• German: aufgeklärt (de), informiert (de)
• Hungarian: tájékozott (hu)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: ڕۆشنبیر (ckb) (roşinbîr)

• Russian: просвещённый (ru) m (prosveščónnyj)
• Spanish: informado (es), educado (es)
• Turkish: aydın (tr)

made aware of something

• Finnish: valaistunut (fi)
• German: informiert (de)
• Spanish: informado (es)
• Turkish: bilinçli (tr), farkında (tr)

freed from illusion

• Finnish: valaistunut (fi)
• Hungarian: felvilágosult (hu), felvilágosodott (hu)

exceedingly wise

• Finnish: valistunut (fi)
• German: erleuchtet (de)
• Greek: φωτισμένος (el) m (fotisménos)
• Hungarian: megvilágosodott (hu)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: ڕۆشنبیر (ckb) (roşinbîr)

• Spanish: iluminado (es), sabio (es)

Noun

enlightened (plural enlightened)

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

Translations

introduced to religious mysteries

• Finnish: valaistunut (fi)
• Greek: φωτισμένος (el) m (fotisménos)
• Hebrew: נאור (he) (na-or)
• Hungarian: megvilágosodott (hu)
• Spanish: iluminado (es)

Verb

enlightened

1. simple past and past participle of enlighten