A supposed secret organisation that coincidentally everyone knows about. When ignorant people refuse to believe common sense, conspiracies such as 9/11 and the JFK assassination are formed. The illuminati are (allegedly) controlling everything in the world and are responsible for the death of anyone famous such as Biggie, Bob Marley, Michael Jackon and the list goes on for eternity.

It's based upon a real organisation from 18th century europe. The rumours started around about the same time as the internet grew popular (late 90's) and may be the earliest evidence of trolling.

People who believe in these stories are very arrogant and refuse to listen to reasoning and evidence and hypocritically accuse anyone who doesn't agree with them of ignorance.
Person 1: Hey, did you hear the government made 9/11 happen with bombs and shit!?!?!

Person 2: Yeah and Jay-z killed Tupac!

Person 3: I heard they killed Amy Winehouse so people would forget about the norway bombings.

Person 4 (who uses common sense): You shouldn't believe everything you read off the internet, the illuminati isn't even real.

Persons 1-3: Stop being so ignorant!!!!!!
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The Illuminati is an ancient secret society that seeks to bring about a New World Order based on the principle that everyone has it within them to literally become God; and thus raise humanity to a level unparalleled in the history of mankind.
"We are the Illuminati. We are the messengers of the True God. Our sacred mission is to bring humanity into full union with the True God so that there is no longer any distinction between the human race and the divine essence. We are able to show how this can be achieved using Einstein's theories of special and general relativity, and quantum mechanics. It's time for humanity to open its eyes and see the divine light for the first time. Our religion is called Illumination. We have emerged from the shadows to cast the light of Abraxas, the True God, on this benighted world; to bring Illumination - enlightenment - to everyone.
by armageddonconspiracy.co.uk February 25, 2011
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People claiming to possess special enlightenment or knowledge of something

A sect of 16th-century Spanish heretics who claimed special religious enlightenment

A Bavarian secret society founded in 1776, organized like the Freemasons
That is the real definition of Illuminati nothing about the damn devil and what not. So who ever thinks it's about the devil can hop off. I don't have any examples but nothing about the devil and a group controlling the world and government. #HOP
by The truth deliverer February 17, 2012
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They control everything.

If you don't have a girlfriend, don't have a real job, spend at least 90% of your waking life in front of a monitor at least one hundred times your dick length, and run a blog.
Man 1: "My cat died."
Man 2: "IT'S THE ILLUMINATI AT WORK!!!!!!"

Man 1: "The first black President in history has just entered the White House."
Man 2: ""HE'S NOT BLACK! THAT'S WHAT THE ILLUMINATI _WANT_ YOU TO BELIEVE!!!!!!!"
by saycheeze August 19, 2009
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The enlightened ones is what they are called. They are not bad but everybody says they are, don't use the word in vain it's like using gods name on vain
Dude: Bro I FOUND THE ILLUMINATI IN OUR BATHROOM THEY ARE EVIL!

Clever Person: Don't say that they are evil they really arent
Later: Illuminati kills dude and save the clever one
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conspiracyarchive.com is a great website where you can find out more about the illuminati.
by mista conspiracy April 25, 2005
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The Illuminati was founded by a man named Adam Weishaupt on May 1, 1776. The name of the order was originally to be called the "Perfectibilists", but instead they were named the Bavarian Illuminati. This movement was made up of a small number of freethinkers and it's hierarchy was modeled after the Freemasons, with having three classes and each class had several degrees. (I remind you that the Freemason are NOT the Illuminati) Internal rupture and panic over succession preceded its downfall, which was effected by the Secular Edict made by the Bavarian government in 1785. There have been rumors that they survived some time after that. Some even go to say that they survived to this day. Conspiracy theorist go as far to say that they still survive today and that they are planning a "New World Order". If they would have done the smallest amount of research they would know that what they think to be the Illuminati is completely different to what the Illuminati actually were.
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