obscurantism Definition
ob·scur·ant·ism (äb skyo̵or′ən tiz′əm, əb-)
noun
- opposition to human progress or enlightenment
- 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.
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