obscurantism
[uh b-skyoo r-uh n-tiz-uh m, ob-skyoo-ran-tiz-uh m]
noun
opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity.
Origin of obscurantism
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Related Words for obscurantist
rightist, rigid, regressive, counterrevolutionary, traditionalist, right, Tory, ultraconservative, diehard, royalist, mossback, die-hard, orthodox, traditional, retrogressive, traditionalistic, old-line, standpat, intransigent, reactionistExamples from the Web for obscurantist
Historical Examples of obscurantist
But with Pascal we get clean away from the poison-trail of the obscurantist.
Suspended JudgmentsJohn Cowper Powys
This deficiency played into the hands of the reactionary and obscurantist.
Reconstruction in PhilosophyJohn Dewey
He thinks that the motives of Shi Hwang-ti were obscurantist.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and MankindHerbert George Wells
You are an enemy of enlightenment, you are an obscurantist, Briquet.
He Who Gets SlappedLeonid Nikolayevich Andreyev
For the obscurantist, belief is made easy, and the apologies for the Faith can be comparatively straightforward.
The Churches and Modern ThoughtPhilip Vivian
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