I. əbzˈkyu̇rəntə̇st, äb-, -bˈsk-; ˌäbzkyəˈran-, -bsk- noun
( -s )
Etymology: obscurant (I) + -ist
: a practitioner of or believer in obscurantism
II. ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
1. : of, relating to, or constituting obscurantism
obscurantist doctrines
: affected by obscurantism
an American society made sterile and obscurantist by big business — H.N.Smith
2. : being or characteristic of an obscurantist
a notably obscurantist leader