English Explanatory Dictionary

obscurant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.
  2. Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.
noun
  1. One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.
  2. A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.
  3. An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.

Pronunciation

/ɒbˈskjʊəɹənt/ /ɑbˈskjəɹənt/

Word forms

obscurant more obscurant most obscurant obscurants

Etymology

Entering English circa 1793–1799: From German Obskurant and French obscurant, from classical Latin obscūrant-, stem of obscūrāns, present participle of obscūrāre (“to obscure”), from obscūrus (“dark”).

Related words

obscurancy obscurantic obscurantism obscurantist obscurate obscuration obscurative obscure obscurement obscureness obscurify obscurism obscurist obscurity obscurous obscurum per obscurius
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