Arillus :: Arillus (n.) A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed or the white water lily. The mace of the nutmeg is also an aril..

Aspergillum :: Aspergillum (n.) The brush used in the Roman Catholic church for sprinkling holy water on the people.

Aspergillum :: Aspergillum (n.) See Wateringpot shell.

Bacillus :: Bacillus (n.) A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism..

Dilluing :: Dilluing (n.) A process of sorting ore by washing in a hand sieve.

Disillusion :: Disillusion (n.) The act or process of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom..

Disillusion :: Disillusion (v. t.) To free from an illusion; to disillusionize.

Disillusionize :: Disillusionize (v. t.) To disenchant; to free from illusion.

Disillusionment :: Disillusionment (n.) The act of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom..

Illude :: Illude (v. t.) To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and disappoint the hopes of.

Illuded :: Illuded (imp. & p. p.) of Illud.

Illuding :: Illuding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Illud.

Illume :: Illume (v. t.) To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine.

Illumed :: Illumed (imp. & p. p.) of Illum.

Illuminable :: Illuminable (a.) Capable of being illuminated.

Illuminant :: Illuminant (n.) That which illuminates or affords light; as, gas and petroleum are illuminants..

Illuminary :: Illuminary (a.) Illuminative.

Illuminate :: Illuminate (v. t.) To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten..

Illuminate :: Illuminate (v. t.) To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect..

Illuminate :: Illuminate (v. t.) To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages..

Illuminate :: Illuminate (v. t.) To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty..

Illuminate :: Illuminate (v. i.) To light up in token or rejoicing.

Illuminate :: Illuminate (a.) Enlightened.

Illuminate :: Illuminate (n.) One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge..

Illuminated :: Illuminated (imp. & p. p.) of Illuminat.

Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) Literally, those who are enlightened.

Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) Persons in the early church who had received baptism; in which ceremony a lighted taper was given them, as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they has received by that sacrament..

Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) Members of a sect which sprung up in Spain about the year 1575. Their principal doctrine was, that, by means of prayer, they had attained to so perfect a state as to have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good works, etc.; -- called also Alumbrados, Perfectibilists, etc..

Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) Members of certain associations in Modern Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp. of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time, but ceased after a few years..

Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) An obscure sect of French Familists.

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