| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | il·lu·mi·na·ti |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -l  m -nä t |
| PLURAL NOUN: | 1. People claiming to be unusually enlightened with regard to a subject. 2. Illuminati Any of various groups claiming special religious enlightenment. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin ill min t , from pl. of illmintus, past participle of illminre, to light up. See illuminate.
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