illuminism

noun

il·​lu·​mi·​nism i-ˈlü-mə-ˌni-zəm 

1

: belief in or claim to a personal enlightenment not accessible to humankind in general

2

capitalized : beliefs or claims viewed as forming doctrine or principles of Illuminati

illuminist

i-ˈlü-mə-nist 

noun

Examples of illuminism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Father Laurentin was careful to acknowledge that claims of apparitions can flow from illuminism — a belief that one has attained a degree of enlightenment denied to most people — or madness. —Sam Roberts, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1