illuminati
UK/i.lu:mi'nɑ:ti:/US
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Definitions
n.
People claiming special enlightenment or insight (plural).
自称获得特殊启迪或洞见的人（复数）。
n.
A name for secret elite groups believed to control world events (often capitalized).
被认为操控世界局势的秘密精英组织的名称——光明会（常大写）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedil- (in-, 'into') + lumin (light) + -ati (Latin plural, 'the ones who have been...') = 'those who have been enlightened,' people 'filled with light.' A real 18th-century Bavarian society took the name; pop culture later turned it into the shadowy, conspiratorial 'Illuminati.'
Root lumin still carries 7 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
Conspiracy theories often claim a secret group called the Illuminati runs the world.
- 2.
The original Illuminati was an Enlightenment-era society founded in 1776.