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Illuminati: Who are They, What do They Want and Why should I Care?

Illuminati, which is Latin for illuminatus, or “enlightened”, is a name originally refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded in 1776 to oppose superstition, religious influence over public life and abuses of state power which was outlawed by the Bavarian ruler, with the encouragement of the Catholic Church, and permanently disbanded in 1785.