OBSCURANTISM


Meaning of OBSCURANTISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ äb-ˈskyu̇r-ən-ˌti-zəm, əb-; ˌäb-skyu̇-ˈran- ]

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 -ən-tist, -ˈran-tist noun or adjective

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