English Explanatory Dictionary

obscurantism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment.
  2. Deliberate obscurity or vagueness.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

obscurantism obscurantisms

Etymology

From Latin obscūrans, from obscūrō (“to cover, darken, obscure”) + -ism.

Related words

obscurantist obscuration obscure obscurity agnotology
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