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obscurant definition

ob·scur·ant (äb skyo̵or′ənt, əb-)

noun

a person or thing that obscures, esp. one that opposes or tends to prevent human progress and enlightenment

Etymology: < L obscurantem, acc. of obscurans, prp. of obscurare, to obscure

adjective

that obscures; of or constituting an obscurant
also obscurantic ob′·scu·ran′·tic (äb′skyo̵̅o̅ ran′tik)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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