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Illuminism vs Illuminist - What's the difference?

illuminism | illuminist |

As nouns the difference between illuminism and illuminist

is that illuminism is the principles of the illuminati while illuminist is someone who subscribes to the doctrine of illuminism, or who claims to have achieved spiritual illumination; one of the illuminati.

illuminism

English

Noun

(wikipedia Illuminism) (-)
  • A belief system in which the adherents (the Illuminati) believe that they have received special enlightenment.

    • illuminist

    English

    Alternative forms

    *Illuminist

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who subscribes to the doctrine of illuminism, or who claims to have achieved spiritual illumination; one of the Illuminati.
  • *2006 , Marsha Keith Schuchard, Why Mrs Blake Cried , Pimlico 2007, p. 218:
  • *: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.