ENLIGHTENED


Meaning of ENLIGHTENED in English

adjective

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These were put down ferociously but were followed by the application of a more enlightened policy.

They have a more enlightened view on access for a start.

He therefore requires and merits more enlightened treatment than the correction preferred previously.

It was not always the more enlightened who got their way.

It was commissioned by the Science Museum - obviously with a more enlightened policy than in 1906.

Younger workers, observing this, have turned elsewhere in order to be part of a more enlightened and progressive industry.

But I would hope we live in a more enlightened age.

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enlightened readers

Apple promotes itself as an enlightened , progressive company.

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An enlightened paternalist, he was happier in his relations with the students and shaped the careers of many of them.

Imagine a relatively just government ruling over a relatively morally enlightened population.

In company such as this, the Garotter's Act must almost seem enlightened .

The Two Brewers pub is indeed an enlightened establishment, encouraging such a highclass canine clientele.

They have a more enlightened view on access for a start.

What are our enlightened descendants going to do about the fourth element, Earth?

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