noun
also alom·bra·do ˌaləmˈbrä(ˌ)thō, -ä(ˌ)dō
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: SP Alumbrado, literally, illuminated one, from alumbrado illuminated, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin alluminatus, past participle of alluminare to illuminate, from Latin ad- + luminare to illuminate, from lumin-, lumen light — more at luminary
: a member of a 16th century mystical Spanish sect striving for spiritual illumination and union with God — called also Perfectibilist