| LC control no. | sh 85064331 |
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| LC classification | HS142 |
| Topical heading | Illuminati |
| See also | Rationalists Secret societies |
| Found in | Catholic encyclopedia, 1913, via New Advent, Feb. 14, 2014: Illuminati (the name assumed by members of a secret society founded by Adam Weishaupt in 1776; to be based entirely on human nature and observation; prototype was freemasonry; teachings coincided substantially with the general teaching of the Enlightenment, especially that of France; documents issued by the organization indicate that the real object of the Illuminati was the elaboration and propagation of a new popular religion and, in the domain of politics, the gradual establishment of a universal democratic republic; all was to be regulated by reason, and not by the religious and political tutelage of the Church and State) Britannica online, Feb. 14, 2014: Roman Catholicism (Illuminati, a rationalist secret society) |
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