enlightened

Definition

  • adjective: having or showing a good understanding of how people should be treated
  • adjective: freed from ignorance and misinformation
  • synonyms: edified, informed

Examples

  • an 'enlightened' approach to prison reform

  • an 'enlightened' people/attitude/society

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You could unshackle yourselves… take that rifle, put a bullet in his head, bury the two of them deep, and then make your way to a more enlightened area of this country. The choice is yours. Oh, and on the off chance there are any astronomy aficionados amongst you, the North Star is that one. Tata. (..)
    2012 Django Unchained