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: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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familists Familists] which arose in France in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_xiii Louis XIII]'s reign | ||
:b. b. Used to render German ''Illuminaten'', the name of a celebrated [[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 [[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]. | ||
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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 [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] | ||
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Origin
Plural of Latin illūminātus , Italian -ato ‘enlightened’
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.
- 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 Familists which arose in France in Louis XIII's reign
- b. b. Used to render German Illuminaten, the name of a celebrated secret society, founded at Ingolstadt in Bavaria, in 1776, by Professor Adam Weishaupt, holding deistic and republican principles, and having an organization akin to freemasonry; hence applied to other thinkers regarded as atheistic or free-thinking, e.g. the French Encyclopædists.
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 Enlightenment-era 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 New World Order. In this context the Illuminati are usually represented as a modern version or continuation of the Bavarian Illuminati.[1]
