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illuminati
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il·lu·mi·na·ti  (-lm-nät)
pl.n.
1. People claiming to be unusually enlightened with regard to a subject.
2. Illuminati Any of various groups claiming special religious enlightenment.

[Latin illmint, from pl. of illmintus, past participle of illminre, to light up; see illuminate.]

illuminati [ɪˌluːmɪˈnɑːtiː]
pl n sing -to [-təʊ]
(Philosophy) a group of persons claiming exceptional enlightenment on some subject, esp religion
[from Latin, literally: the enlightened ones, from illūmināre to illuminate]

Illuminati [ɪˌluːmɪˈnɑːtiː]
pl n sing -to [-təʊ]
1. (Philosophy) any of several groups of illuminati, esp in 18th-century France
2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a group of religious enthusiasts of 16th-century Spain who were persecuted by the Inquisition
3. (Christian Churches, other) a masonic sect founded in Bavaria in 1778 claiming that the illuminating grace of Christ resided in it alone
4. (Christian Churches, other) a rare name for the Rosicrucians


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The pictures described illustrate that even at the end of the Illuminist era, classical alchemical and kabbalistic symbolism was in widespread use by esotericists.
Just before his execution in 1794, the Illuminist Robespierre, who had presided over much of the Terror, advocated the systematic extermination of 15 million Frenchmen so that the remaining food supplies would be adequate.
For this present study's purposes, a temporal cut was chosen from 17th century illuminist ideas and its metamorphoses until current times.
 
 
 
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