illuminati

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  1. plural noun People claiming to be unusually enlightened with regard to a subject.
  2. plural noun Any of various groups claiming special religious enlightenment.

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  • That every puir fellow as has no gret brains in his head will be left to his superstition, an' his ignorance to fulfil the lusts o' his flesh; while the few that are geniuses, or fancy themselves sae, are to ha' the monopoly o' this private still o' philosophy—these carbonari, illuminati, vehmgericht, samothracian mysteries o' bottled moonshine. —  Alton Locke, Tailor And Poet
  • The cure for the illuminati control is knowledge of these plots. —  henrymakow.com
  • Get those mason-illuminati helicopter gunship convoys from buzzing my neighborhood at 2am and that'll be just fine. —  Wonkette » top
  • Like immortal technique said you think illuminati is just a conspiracy theory?
  • The illuminati is forever, never known, responsible for all that is evil in America, nuf said while advocating the continuation of war crimes daily by smiling. —  Asheville Indymedia Summaries
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  1. Latin illūminātī, from pl. of illūminātus, past participle of illūmināre, to light up; see illuminate.

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  1. Latin, plural of illuminatus, enlightened: see illuminate, adjective
 

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/ɪljumɪˈneɪtai/
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