ENLIGHTENED

[adjective] approvingEnlightened means showing understanding, acting in a positive way, and not following old-fashioned or false beliefs.The school has an enlightened policy of teaching boys to cook.These days she's much more enlightened in her views on education.(approving) Enlightened can also mean knowing the truth about existence.Buddha was an enlightened being.The company's sponsorship of the arts festival was clearly a case of enlightened self-interest (= something advantageous to them as well as to others), because they got a lot of publicity out of it.