illuminati
/ɪˌluːmɪˈnɑːtɪ/plural noun
1- people claiming to possess special enlightenment or knowledge of something自称先知的人; 自称睿智的人：
some mysterious standard known only to the illuminati of the organization.
这个组织里自称先知的人才知道的神秘标准。
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Illuminati
a sect of 16th-century Spanish heretics who claimed special religious enlightenment光照派（16世纪西班牙异教宗派, 宣称受到特殊的宗教启示）。
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Illuminati
a Bavarian secret society founded in 1776, organized like the Freemasons光照会（巴伐利亚神秘社团, 1776年成立, 组织类似共济会）。
派生词
illuminism
nounilluminist
noun词源
late 16th cent.: plural of Italian illuminato or Latin illuminatus 'enlightened', past participle of illuminare （see ILLUMINATE）.