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obscurantist

[uhb-skyoor-uhn-tiz-uhm, ob-skyoo-ran-tiz-uhm]

Origin

noun

opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.

deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity.

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

Related forms

ob·scu·rant·ist, noun, adjective

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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obscurant (əbˈskjʊərənt)

—n
1.	an opposer of reform and enlightenment

—*adj*
2.	of or relating to an obscurant
3.	causing obscurity

obscu'rantism

—n

obscu'rantist

—n, —*adj*

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Word Origin & History

obscurantist

c.1840, from obscurantism.

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obscurantism

1834, from Ger. obscurantismus (18c.); see obscure.

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