illuminist
/ɪˈluːmɪnɪst/
Etymology
From illuminism.
illuminist means someone who subscribes to the doctrine of illuminism, or who claims to have achieved spiritual illumination; one of the Illuminati. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
illuminist is pronounced /ɪˈluːmɪnɪst/.
Why “illuminist” is a great word
ILLUMINIST — [Noun] A person who subscribes to the doctrine of illuminism, or who claims to have achieved special spiritual enlightenment. Formed within English from the noun 'illuminism' (itself from 'Illuminati', a name for various esoteric sects) + the agent suffix '-ist'. Unlike a 'mystic' (who seeks union with the divine through quiet contemplation) or a 'rationalist' (who trusts only reason and evidence), an illuminist is a votary of a specific, often secretive, tradition of revealed truth. It is the precisely copied diagram in a vellum folio, the fraternal handshake that conveys a cosmic password, and the quiet confidence of one who has seen the blueprint of the cosmos—the conviction that the world is a coded text, and you alone have been given the key.
noun
- Someone who subscribes to the doctrine of illuminism, or who claims to have achieved spiritual illumination; one of the Illuminati.“For some years, the Swedenborgians had been corresponding with fellow Illuminists in Poland, Germany, Sweden and France, and they were eager to learn more about the mystical and millenarian prophecies emanating form their lodges.”