: The modern version was largely popularized by 20th-century works like The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea, which blended real history with satirical fiction, and Dan Brown's Angels & Demons .
: Members called themselves "Perfectibilists" and adopted ciphers and grades similar to Freemasonry . what is the illuminati
The (Latin for "enlightened") refers to both a verified historical secret society and a widely popularized modern conspiracy theory regarding an elite group seeking world domination . The Historical Order (1776–1785) : The modern version was largely popularized by