Enlightened tyrant Synonyms

Definitions for Enlightened


  • (adjective) having knowledge and spiritual insight
  • (adjective) characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved
  • (noun) people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

Definitions for Tyrant


  • (noun) a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way
  • (noun) a cruel and oppressive dictator
  • (noun) in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it