illuminati

il·lu·mi·na·ti

noun pl \i-ˌlü-mə-ˈnä-tē\

Definition of ILLUMINATI

1

capitalized : any of various groups claiming special religious enlightenment

2

: persons who are or who claim to be unusually enlightened

3

: elite 1d <members of the academic illuminati>

Examples of ILLUMINATI

1. <a book launching party to which only New York's cultural illuminati were invited>

Origin of ILLUMINATI

Italian & New Latin; Italian, from New Latin, from Latin, plural of illuminatus

First Known Use: 1599