illuministn.1
/ɪˈl(j)uːmɪnɪst/ One who holds the doctrine of illuminism; one who claims to have or aims at a high spiritual, intellectual, or moral enlightenment; one of the Illuminati. Also attributive.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > rationalism > [noun] > philosophy of the Enlightenment > adherent of
illuminator1777
Illuminé1794
Aufklärer1801
illuminist1840
illuminatist1851
1840 Fraser's Mag. 21 549 Malte-Brun..was likewise an Illuminist refugee.
1866 Contemp. Rev. 1 380 The illuminists of last century—Voltaire and his school.
1871 J. Morley J. de Maistre in Crit. Misc. 117 The mystical, or, as he [de Maistre] said, the illuminist side of his mind.
1887 E. Dowden Life Shelley I. iii. 112 How Sparticus Weishaupt founded the Society of Illuminists.
Derivatives
illumiˈnistic adj. pertaining to illuminism, or the illuminists.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > rationalism > [adjective] > of other doctrines and their adherents
intelligiblea1398
intellectualist1857
illuministic1860
noetic1882
1860 J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Eclectic Rev.).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
illuministn.2
A professional illuminator of manuscripts, etc.
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society > communication > writing > writer > manuscript illuminator > [noun]
luminer1330
limner1389
vermilion-writerc1470
alluminor?1533
illuminera1661
illuminator1699
illuminist1816
illuminatist1845
miniaturist1851
miniator1865
1816 S. W. Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards 104 Rude outlines..intended to pass through the hands of the Illuminist.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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