illuminato

Variant of illuminati

illuminati definition

il·lu·mi·nati (i lo̵̅o̅′mə nā′tī′, -nä′tē)

plural noun

  1. sing. illuminato -·to′ (-tō′) people who have or profess to have special intellectual or spiritual enlightenment
  2. any of various societies, groups, sects, etc. usually secret, composed of such people: usually with the

Etymology: It (or ModL) < L, pl. of illuminatus: see illuminate

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