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obscurantism

Noun

ob=scu=rant=ism

WORDNET DICTIONARY

obscurantism(n = noun.cognition) - a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge;

obscurantism(n = noun.act) - a deliberate act intended to make something obscure;

Derived form noun obscurantist₁

obscurantism, n.

The system or the principles of the obscurants. C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]

obscurantism, n. opposition to knowledge and enlightenment.

Derivative

obscurant n. obscurantist n.

Etymology

obscurant f. G f. L obscurans f. obscurare: see OBSCURE