n.
Pronunciation: äb- ' skyu ̇ r- ə n- ˌ ti-z ə m, ə b-; ˌ äb-skyu ̇ - ' ran-
Function: noun
Date: 1834
1 : opposition to the spread of knowledge : a policy of withholding knowledge from the general public
2 a : a style (as in literature or art) characterized by deliberate vagueness or abstruseness b : an act or instance of obscurantism
– ob · scu · ran · tist \ - ə n-tist, - ' ran-tist \ noun or adjective