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obscene |
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obscurantism
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| obscuration
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obscurantism
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun obscurantism has 2 senses
- obscurantism(n = noun.cognition) Array - a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge; Array is a kind of policy
- obscurantism(n = noun.act) Array - a deliberate act intended to make something obscure; Array is a kind of deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation
Derived form noun obscurantist1
CIDE DICTIONARY
obscurantism, n.
The system or the principles of the obscurants. C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
obscurantism, n. opposition to knowledge and enlightenment.
Derivative
obscurant n. obscurantist n.
Etymology
obscurant f. G f. L obscurans f. obscurare: see OBSCURE
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