I. əbzˈkyu̇rənt, äb-, -bˈsk- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Latin obscurant-, obscurans, present participle of obscurare to obscure
: one who obscures especially by striving to prevent enlightenment or to hinder the progress of knowledge and wisdom — compare obscurantism
II. adjective
or ob·scu·ran·tic |äbzkyə|rantik, -bsk-
1. : tending to make obscure
2. : of or relating to obscurants or obscurantism