illuminist
/ɪˈluːmɪnɪst/
noun
- A person who claims to have special spiritual or intellectual enlightenment, or who follows a belief system based on such enlightenment.
- Many people were drawn to the illuminist's teachings about hidden knowledge.
- The group's leader was an illuminist who said he could see into the future.
- She called herself an illuminist, believing she had unlocked the secrets of the universe.
- A painter or illustrator who decorates manuscripts or books with elaborate designs, colors, or gold leaf.
- As an illuminist, she specialized in creating colorful borders for poetry collections.
- The medieval illuminist spent months adding gold details to the religious text.
- The museum displayed the work of a famous 15th-century illuminist.
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