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ob⋅scu⋅rant⋅ism

  [uhb-skyoor-uhn-tiz-uhm, ob-skyoo-ran-tiz-uhm]
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–noun
1. opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
2. deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity.
Origin:
1825–35; < F obscurantisme; see obscurant, -ism

Related forms:
ob⋅scu⋅rant⋅ist, noun, adjective
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ob·scur·ant·ism   (ŏb-skyŏŏr'ən-tĭz'əm, əb-, ŏb'skyŏŏ-rān'-)   
n.  
  1. The principles or practice of obscurants.
  2. A policy of withholding information from the public.
    1. A style in art and literature characterized by deliberate vagueness or obliqueness.
    2. An example or instance of this style.
ob·scur'ant·ist n.
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Obscurantism

Ob*scur"ant*ism\, n. The system or the principles of the obscurants. --C. Kingsley.
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