̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnä]d.(ˌ)]ē, -ˈnȧ], ](ˌ)t], ]i also -ˈnāˌtī noun plural
Etymology: Italian & New Latin; Italian, from New Latin, from Latin, masculine plural of illuminatus, past participle of illuminare
1. usually capitalized
a. : alumbrados
b. : members of an 18th century German secret society professing deistic and republican principles
2. : persons who are or who claim to be unusually enlightened
make the enjoyment of poetry primarily an affair of the illuminati — J.L.Lowes