obscurantism

[ uh b-skyoo r-uh n-tiz-uh m, ob-skyoo-ran-tiz-uh m ]
/ əbˈskyʊər ənˌtɪz əm, ˌɒb skyʊˈræn tɪz əm /
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noun

opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity.

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full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
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urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of obscurantism

1825–35; < French obscurantisme; see obscurant, -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM obscurantism

ob·scu·rant·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby obscurantism

obs, obs., obscene, obscenity, obscurant, obscurantism, obscuration, obscure, obscurity, obscurum per obscurius, obsecrate
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Words related to obscurantist

rightist, rigid, regressive, counterrevolutionary, traditionalist, right, Tory, ultraconservative, diehard, royalist, mossback, die-hard, orthodox, traditional, retrogressive, traditionalistic, old-line, standpat, intransigent, reactionist

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