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Example sentences from the Web for enlightenedFully enlightened beings may be avatars, incarnations of various deities. Is India’s Fallen ‘God-Man’ So Different From a Megachurch Pastor?|Jay Michaelson|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was a dictator, to be sure, but also an enlightened reformer. Napoleon Was a Dynamite Dictator|J.P. O’Malley|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST But now their country has an enlightened policy about paid leave. Obama’s Extravagant Summer Break? More Like, America’s Vacation-Deficit Disorder|Clive Irving|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST A precocious talent, he was nurtured by enlightened teachers in London and then discovered California. A British Start to the Tour de France Forces the English to Wonder: What Does Being English Mean Anymore?|Clive Irving|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the solution involves a re-education of males, including those of us who consider ourselves progressive and enlightened. #YesAllWomen Should Have the Church On Their Side|Gene Robinson|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST In these men China lost two of her most capable and enlightened officials. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2|Various That Columbine would have enlightened her had she done so was exceedingly doubtful. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories|Ethel May Dell It was enlightened reason and patriotism gaining a victory over popular passions, over the assumptions of a State. Beacon Lights of History, Volume XI|John Lord Two anatomists became famous through the investigations they were permitted to make under the patronage of the enlightened ruler. A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams Local jealousies are rapidly yielding to more generous, enlarged, and enlightened views of national policy. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|James D. Richardson
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adjectivefactually well-informed, tolerant of alternative opinions, and guided by rational thoughtan enlightened administration; enlightened self-interest privy to or claiming a sense of spiritual or religious revelation of truththe search for an enlightened spiritual master Words nearby enlightenedenlace, enlarge, enlargement, enlarger, enlighten, enlightened, enlightenment, Enlil, enlist, enlisted man, enlisted woman Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to enlightenedopen-minded, literate, sophisticated, civilized, reasonable, knowledgeable, liberal, instructed, cultivated, savvy, sharp, learned, refined, aware, broad-minded, plugged in, tuned in, wised up |