enlightened vs knowing

enlightened

adj
  • Educated or informed. 

  • Exceedingly wise. 

  • Made aware of something. 

  • Freed from illusion. 

noun
  • Someone who has been introduced to the mysteries of some activity, religion especially Buddhism 

knowing

adj
  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

How often have the words enlightened and knowing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )