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• enlightened — adjective Date: 1652 1. freed from ignorance and misinformation < an enlightened people > < an enlightened time > 2. based on full comprehension of the problems involved < issued an enlightened ruling > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• enlightened — adjective without a free press there cannot be an enlightened people Syn: informed, well informed, aware, sophisticated, advanced, developed, liberal, open minded, broad minded, educated, knowledgeable, wise; civilized, refined, cultured,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Enlightened absolutism — (also known as benevolent despotism or enlightened despotism) is a form of absolute monarchy or despotism in which rulers were influenced by the Enlightenment. Enlightened monarchs embraced the principles of the Enlightenment, especially its… …   Wikipedia

• Enlightened self-interest — is a philosophy in ethics which states that persons who act to further the interests of others (or the interests of the group or groups to which they belong), ultimately serve their own self interest. [ [http://www.adti.net/toc book/ch2 08.htm… …   Wikipedia

• enlightened — en|light|ened [ınˈlaıtənd] adj 1.) someone with enlightened attitudes has sensible, modern views and treats people fairly and kindly enlightened attitude/approach etc ▪ Empowerment is the new buzz word in enlightened management circles. 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• enlightened — adjective 1 treating people in a kind and sensible way and understanding their needs and problems: The more enlightened factory owners built homes for their workers in Britain in the 19th century. 2 showing a good understanding of something and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• enlightened — I noun people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity it is very familiar to the initiate • Syn: ↑initiate • Ant: ↑uninitiate (for: ↑initiate) …   Useful english dictionary

• Network of enlightened Women — (NeW) Founder(s) Karin Agness Type Conservative college women s organization Founded 2004 …   Wikipedia

• Jews as a chosen people — In Judaism, chosenness is the belief that the Jews are the chosen people: chosen to be in a covenant with God. This idea is first found in the Torah (five books of Moses) and is elaborated on in later books of the Hebrew Bible. Much is written… …   Wikipedia

• Roma people — Infobox Ethnic group group = Roma image caption = Khamoro Roma Festival Prague 2007 flag caption = Flag of the Roma people pop = 15 million or more region1 = flagcountry|IND pop1 = 5,794,000 ref1 = lower| [cite… …   Wikipedia

• Romani people — For other uses, see Romani (disambiguation). Romani people Rromane dźene Romani flag created in 1933 a …   Wikipedia