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Illuminate
() One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.
Illuminati
() Literally, those who are enlightened
Illuminati
() Persons in the early church who had received baptism; in which ceremony a lighted taper was given them, as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they has received by that sacrament.
Illuminati
() Members of a sect which sprung up in Spain about the year 1575. Their principal doctrine was, that, by means of prayer, they had attained to so perfect a state as to have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good works, etc.; -- called also Alumbrados, Perfectibilists, etc.
Illuminati
() Members of certain associations in Modern Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp. of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time, but ceased after a few years.
Illuminati
() An obscure sect of French Familists;
Illuminati
() The Hesychasts, Mystics, and Quietists;
Illuminati
() The Rosicrucians.
Illuminati
() Any persons who profess special spiritual or intellectual enlightenment.
Illuminating
() Giving or producing light; used for illumination.
Illumination
() The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
Illumination
() Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
Illumination
() Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See Illuminate, v. t., 3.
Illumination
() That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript.
Illumination
() That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge.
Illumination
() The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration.
Illuminatism
() Illuminism.
Illuminative
() Tending to illuminate or illustrate; throwing light; illustrative.
Illuminator
() One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate, v. t., 3.
Illuminator
() A condenser or reflector of light in optical apparatus; also, an illuminant.
Illumine
() To illuminate; to light up; to adorn.
Illuminee
() One of the Illuminati.
Illuminer
() One who, or that which, illuminates.
Illuminism
() The principles of the Illuminati.
Illuministic
() Of or pertaining to illuminism, or the Illuminati.
Illuminized
() of Illuminize
Illuminizing
() of Illuminize
Illuminize
() To initiate the doctrines or principles of the Illuminati.
Illuminous
() Bright; clear.
Illure
() To deceive; to entice; to lure.
Ill-used
() Misapplied; treated badly.
Illusion
() An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination.
Illusion
() Hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charning; enchantment; witchery; glamour.
Illusion
() A sensation originated by some external object, but so modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder.
Illusion
() A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, etc.
Illusionable
() Liable to illusion.
Illusionist
() One given to illusion; a visionary dreamer.
Illusive
() Deceiving by false show; deceitful; deceptive; false; illusory; unreal.
Illusively
() In a illusive manner; falsely.
Illusiveness
() The quality of being illusive; deceptiveness; false show.
Illusory
() Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes.
Illustrable
() Capable of illustration.
Illustrated
() of Illustrate
Illustrating
() of Illustrate
Illustrate
() To make clear, bright, or luminous.
Illustrate
() To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously.
Illustrate
() To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples.
Illustrate
() To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance.
Illustrate
() To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify.
Illustrate
() Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious.