Alumbrado

noun Alum·bra·do

variants: or less commonly Alombrado \ˌaləmˈbrä(ˌ)t͟hō, -ä(ˌ)dō\

Definition of Alumbrado

plural -s

: a member of a 16th century mystical Spanish sect striving for spiritual illumination and union with God — called also Perfectibilist

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Origin and Etymology of alumbrado

Spanish Alumbrado, literally, illuminated one, from alumbrado illuminated, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin alluminatus, past participle of alluminare to illuminate, from Latin ad- + luminare to illuminate, from lumin-, lumen light

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First Known Use: 1600

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