verligte

/ fəˈləxtə /

noun

1. Compare verkrampte

   1. (during apartheid) a person of any of the White political parties who supported liberal trends in government policy

   2. ( as modifier )

      verligte politics

Word History and Origins

Origin of verligte¹

C20: from Afrikaans (adj), literally: enlightened

Example Sentences

It is most nearly between verkrampte and verligte.

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As one moves through today's America, a set of terms from South Africa comes to mind: verkrampte, meaning literally "the cramped ones," or "the closed-minded," and verligte, literally "the enlightened ones." or "the open-minded."

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