obscurant

[ uhb-skyoor-uhnt ]

/ əbˈskyʊər ənt /

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noun

a person who strives to prevent the increase and spread of knowledge.

a person who obscures.

adjective

pertaining to or characteristic of obscurants.

tending to make obscure.

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Origin of obscurant

1790–1800; <Latin obscūrant- (stem of obscūrāns, present participle of obscūrāre), equivalent to obscūr(us) dark + -ant--ant

Words nearby obscurant

OBrit, obrogation, obs., obscene, obscenity, obscurant, obscurantism, obscuration, obscure, obscurity, obscurum per obscurius

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How to use obscurant in a sentence

Overhead the ionic field was aglow, humming softly, beating back the obscurant mists.
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Shun double-entendres, prurient jocosity, and pestiferous profanity, obscurant or apparent.
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Whoever confessed his faith in the truths of the Bible was called an obscurant.
Life of Luther|Gustav Just

British Dictionary definitions for obscurant

obscurant

/ (əbˈskjʊərənt) /

noun

an opposer of reform and enlightenment

adjective

of or relating to an obscurant

causing obscurity

Derived forms of obscurant

obscurantism, nounobscurantist, noun, adjective

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