adj 1: highly educated; having extensive information or
understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing
instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a
knowledgeable audience" [syn: knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read]
2: having knowledge and spiritual insight; [ant: unenlightened]
3: freed from illusion [syn: disillusioned]
4: having or based on relevant experience; "an educated guess";
"an enlightened electorate" [syn: educated]
n : people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some
field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
[syn: initiate] [ant: uninitiate]