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  • The Spanish Alumbrados: Origin of the Term ‘Illuminati’

    The Spanish Alumbrados: Origin of the Term ‘Illuminati’

    The ALUMBRADOS, Perfectibilists and TheosophiCAL REFERENCES Illuminati. the past participle of illuminare, meaning to “light up,” or “illuminate.” The plural term, “Illuminati” (Lat. illuminatus; Ital. Illuminato). The term has earlier religious uses, with no historical connection between the use of the term by the Spanish Alumbrados Catholic mystics and the later Illuminati Order in Bavaria. LINGUISTIC HISTORICAL…