OBSCURANTISM


Meaning of OBSCURANTISM in English

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.