Thesaurus / enlightened

enlightened

How to use enlightened in a sentence

In these enlightened days no man is imprisoned for owing money, but only because he does not pay it when told to do so.

SHOWELL'S DICTIONARY OF BIRMINGHAMTHOMAS T. HARMAN AND WALTER SHOWELL

Not merely must there be a desire to perform the service; but there must be an enlightened apprehension of its nature.

In regard to the choice of rulers, the duty of a people enlightened with the knowledge of Divine truth, is clear and plain.

Peter Ilich was grateful for the interest which this enlightened man took in him and his work.

I shudder when I chance to come across a really well-read and enlightened man!

And is it possible that men, enlightened in other things, have so long submitted to this absurd and abject slavery?

With a settlement of enlightened freemen, who with the immense facilities, must soon grow into a powerful nation.

I am too enlightened and progressive to feel comfortable in my own country, and that is why I spend so much time in England.

In the hands of an enlightened government the priests would become the most useful of citizens.

At any rate, a glance at the pages of a Napier, or a word from the Duke of Wellington would have enlightened him on the subject.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985