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obscurantism Definition

ob·scur·ant·ism (äb skyo̵or′ən tiz′əm, əb-)

noun

  1. opposition to human progress or enlightenment
  2. the practice of being deliberately obscure or vague

obscurantism Related Forms

ob·scur′·ant·ist noun, adjective

obscurantism Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • religious: A pity he did not see fit to nominate an appropriate secular, working class cause rather than one which promotes religious obscurantism.
  • medieval: An Italian gay group said it ' smacks of medieval obscurantism ' .
  • academic: Readers of this journal may have ceased to notice unnecessary political jargon, flights of academic obscurantism and lazy drafting.

Browse dictionary entries near obscurantism

  1. ‹ obscurant
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  8. ‹ obovoid
  9. ‹ obovate
  10. ‹ obolus
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