enlightened
Example Sentences
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Many of the problems we face are self-inflicted, and they are fixable with proper allocation of resources, and enlightened and accountable leadership.
From MarketWatch
Yes, the founders, for men of their era, were enlightened.
From Salon
They believe in an enlightened, secular Islam compatible with freedom of conscience and civil equality.
Because it was framed as compassionate and enlightened, questioning it felt taboo.
By the accession of Leopold II in 1790, an empire based on a “feudal hierarchy of status” found itself in the age of Romantic nationalism, democracy and “enlightened ridicule.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
