Etymology

Illuminatus

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Today it means: A member of the early church who had received baptism and been given a lighted taper as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they had received. Full definition →

Latin illūminātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromillūminātus
  2. English todayIlluminatus

From Latin illūminātus.

Words from the same roots

Latinillūminātus all →

illuminate

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