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Illuminati
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Illuminati (illuminato)
n.
religious group or sect that claims to know the path to enlightenment
Illuminato
n.
religious group or sect that claims to know the path to enlightenment
illuminato
n.
one who has attained enlightenment
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Illuminati
The Illuminati (plural of Latin illuminatus, "enlightened") is a name given to several groups, both real and fictitious. Historically, the name usually refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on May 1, 1776. The society's goals were to oppose superstition, obscurantism, religious influence over public life and abuses of state power. "The order of the day," they wrote in their general statutes, "is to put an end to the machinations of the purveyors of injustice, to control them without dominating them." The Illuminati—along with Freemasonry and other secret societies—were outlawed through edict, by the Bavarian ruler, Charles Theodore, with the encouragement of the Roman Catholic Church, in 1784, 1785, 1787 and 1790. In the several years following, the group was vilified by conservative and religious critics who claimed that they continued underground and were responsible for the French Revolution.
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Illuminati (disambiguation)
Illuminati, in both Latin and Italian, means illuminated/enlightened (ones), and may refer to a number of secret societies or religious adepts.
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illuminare
v.
illuminate, light, lighten, illumine, light up, enlighten
illuminarsi
v.
light, lighten, brighten
illuminato
adj.
lit up, illuminated, enlightened
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Illuminati
(v. t.)
The Rosicrucians.
The Rosicrucians.
(v. t.)
The Hesychasts, Mystics, and Quietists;
The Hesychasts, Mystics, and Quietists;
(v. t.)
Persons in the early church who had received baptism; in which ceremony a lighted taper was given them, as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they has received by that sacrament.
Persons in the early church who had received baptism; in which ceremony a lighted taper was given them, as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they has received by that sacrament.
(v. t.)
Members of certain associations in Modern Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp. of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time, but ceased after a few years.
Members of certain associations in Modern Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp. of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time, but ceased after a few years.
(v. t.)
Members of a sect which sprung up in Spain about the year 1575. Their principal doctrine was, that, by means of prayer, they had attained to so perfect a state as to have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good works, etc.; -- called also Alumbrados, Perfectibilists, etc.
Members of a sect which sprung up in Spain about the year 1575. Their principal doctrine was, that, by means of prayer, they had attained to so perfect a state as to have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good works, etc.; -- called also Alumbrados, Perfectibilists, etc.
(v. t.)
Literally, those who are enlightened
Literally, those who are enlightened
(v. t.)
Any persons who profess special spiritual or intellectual enlightenment.
Any persons who profess special spiritual or intellectual enlightenment.
(v. t.)
An obscure sect of French Familists;
An obscure sect of French Familists;
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Illuminati
Illuminati (Latin) The enlightened, adepts; a title assumed in Europe by different bodies of mystics at different times, claiming to have attained the faculty of direct vision of divine truth, and also applied popularly to later bodies, such as Swedenborgians and Rosicrusians. Its most recent and common use is in reference to a secret society, partly religious, apparently partly political, which arose in Germany toward the end of the 18th century, spread its influence over other countries, had degrees of initiation, and entered into relationships with Masonic lodges.
