Difference between Enlightened and Knowing

ENLIGHTENED vs KNOWING: NOUN

Someone who has been introduced to the mysteries of some activity, religion especially Buddhism
People who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

Possessing or manifesting enlightenment; having or showing much knowledge or acquired wisdom; specifically, freed from blinding ignorance, prejudice, superstition, etc.: used to note the highest stage of general human advancement, as in the series savage, barbarous, half-civilized, civilized, and enlightened.
Illuminated; supplied with light; light-giving.

Having perception or knowledge; intelligent; instructed.
Conscious; intentional.
Shrewd; sharp; smart; in a special sense, having or simulating the appearance of possessing information which one is unwilling to communicate.
Expressive of knowledge or cunning: as, a knowing look.
Smart-looking; stylish.
Synonyms Astute, Sage, etc. See astute. (See also sagacious.)
Highly educated

Thoughtful, Civilized, Tolerant, Well read, Well educated, Lettered, Initiate, Knowing, Learned, Disenchanted, Disillusioned, Informed, Knowledgeable, Edified, Educated

Well read, Well educated, Wilful, Lettered, Intended, Willful, Deliberate, Intentional, Educated, Enlightened, Knowledgeable, Wise, Informed, Aware, Learned

Thoughtful, Civilized, Tolerant, Well read, Well educated, Lettered, Initiate, Knowing, Learned, Disenchanted, Disillusioned, Informed, Knowledgeable, Edified, Educated

Well read, Well educated, Wilful, Lettered, Intended, Willful, Deliberate, Intentional, Educated, Enlightened, Knowledgeable, Wise, Informed, Aware, Learned

He enlightened the Eunuch, converted, and baptized him.
TIN stuff but your blog really enlightened me.
Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.
Lovisa Ulrike of Sweden, Chardin and Enlightened Despotism.
Like him, Creina entered Africa an enlightened creature.
An enlightened being has purified the mind and fully developed the enlightened qualities, which are manifest and present all the time.
Naturalist antinomians believe that enlightened beings may spontaneously break monastic codes of conduct while living out a natural state of enlightened mind.
Reclaimable The compacted enlightened amulet is an enlightened amulet that has been condensed with a teleportation compactor.
There are, strictly speaking, no enlightened people, there is only enlightened activity.
Enlightened Despotism Many philosophers believed that Enlightened reform would come by way of Enlightened monarchs.

That means that knowing when an answer is INCORRECT can often be just as valuable as knowing when an answer is CORRECT.
Knowing the terms used in Excel is knowing the possibilities in Excel.
Knowing what your policy does not cover is just as important as knowing what it does cover.
Would you buy a car without knowing the name of the company that made it, or a tool without knowing how to use it?
Knowing what to clear is just as important as knowing how to clear it.
Knowing when to initiate formal requests is just as important as knowing how to initiate them.
Simply knowing what each set of respondents considered most effective, without knowing why, would leave out an important piece of the analytic puzzle.
Although numerous social skills can translate well to a job, knowing a friend socially is not the same as knowing them professionally.
Knowing your alcohol and knowing to mix what with what, beer knowledge is a plus!
Knowing these points is as important as knowing the recipes for drinks.