enlightened
/ (ɪnˈlaɪtənd) /
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adjective
factually 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
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