ob ‧ scu ‧ ran ‧ tis ‧ m /ˌɒbskjəˈræntɪz ə m, ˌɒbskjʊˈræntɪz ə m $ ˌɑːb-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] formal
the practice of deliberately stopping ideas and facts from being known
—obscurantist adjective
ob ‧ scu ‧ ran ‧ tis ‧ m /ˌɒbskjəˈræntɪz ə m, ˌɒbskjʊˈræntɪz ə m $ ˌɑːb-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] formal
the practice of deliberately stopping ideas and facts from being known
—obscurantist adjective
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012