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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| Plural of [[Latin]] ''illūminātus'' , Italian -ato ‘[[enlightened]]’ | | Plural of [[Latin]] ''illūminātus'' , Italian -ato ‘[[enlightened]]’ |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1599] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1599] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: With pl. concord. A [[name]] [[assumed]] by or applied to various [[societies]] or [[sects]] because of their claim to special [[enlightenment]] in religious, or (later) [[intellectual]], matters. | | *1: With pl. concord. A [[name]] [[assumed]] by or applied to various [[societies]] or [[sects]] because of their claim to special [[enlightenment]] in religious, or (later) [[intellectual]], matters. |
− | :a. Applied to a [[sect]] of Spanish [[heretics]] which existed in the 16th c. under the name ''Alumbrados'' or ‘[[enlightened]]’; subsequently, to a similar but obscure sect of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familists Familists] which arose in France in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_xiii Louis XIII]'s reign | + | :a. Applied to a [[sect]] of Spanish [[heretics]] which existed in the 16th c. under the name ''Alumbrados'' or ‘[[enlightened]]’; subsequently, to a similar but obscure sect of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familists Familists] which arose in France in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_xiii Louis XIII]'s reign |
− | :b. b. Used to render German ''Illuminaten'', the name of a celebrated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_society secret society], founded at Ingolstadt in Bavaria, in 1776, by Professor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Wwishaupt Adam Weishaupt], holding [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism deistic] and republican principles, and having an [[organization]] akin to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry freemasonry]; hence applied to other thinkers regarded as [[atheistic]] or [[free]]-thinking, e.g. the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A9distes French Encyclopædists]. | + | :b. b. Used to render German ''Illuminaten'', the name of a celebrated [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_society secret society], founded at Ingolstadt in Bavaria, in 1776, by Professor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Wwishaupt Adam Weishaupt], holding [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism deistic] and republican principles, and having an [[organization]] akin to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry freemasonry]; hence applied to other thinkers regarded as [[atheistic]] or [[free]]-thinking, e.g. the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A9distes French Encyclopædists]. |
| <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of the '''''Illuminati''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Illuminati '''''this link'''''].</center> | | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of the '''''Illuminati''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Illuminati '''''this link'''''].</center> |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | The '''Illuminati''' (plural of Latin ''illuminatus'', "[[enlightened]]") is a name given to several groups, both real (historical) and fictitious. Historically the name refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an [[the Enlightenment|Enlightenment]]-era [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_society secret society] founded on May 1, 1776. In more [[modern]] contexts the name refers to a purported [[conspiratorial]] [[organization]] which is alleged to mastermind [[events]] and [[control]] world affairs through [[governments]] and corporations to establish a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_Order_(conspiracy_theory) New World Order]. In this context the Illuminati are usually [[represented]] as a modern version or continuation of the Bavarian Illuminati.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati] | + | The '''Illuminati''' (plural of Latin ''illuminatus'', "[[enlightened]]") is a name given to several groups, both real (historical) and fictitious. Historically the name refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an [[the Enlightenment|Enlightenment]]-era [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_society secret society] founded on May 1, 1776. In more [[modern]] contexts the name refers to a purported [[conspiratorial]] [[organization]] which is alleged to mastermind [[events]] and [[control]] world affairs through [[governments]] and corporations to establish a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_Order_(conspiracy_theory) New World Order]. In this context the Illuminati are usually [[represented]] as a modern version or continuation of the Bavarian Illuminati.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati] |
| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| *'''''[[Secret Society]]''''' | | *'''''[[Secret Society]]''''' |