illuminism

noun

il·lu·mi·nism i-ˈlü-mə-ˌni-zəm

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

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

illuminist

i-ˈlü-mə-nist

noun

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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. —