Obscurantism
[uh b-skyoo r-uh n-tiz-uh m, ob-skyoo-ran-tiz-uh m] /əbˈskyʊər ənˌtɪz əm, ˌɒb skyʊˈræn tɪz əm/
noun
1.
opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
2.
deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity.
n.
“opposition to enlightenment,” 1834, from German obscurantismus (18c.); see obscurant + -ism.
Read Also:
- Obscurantist
[uh b-skyoo r-uh n-tiz-uh m, ob-skyoo-ran-tiz-uh m] /əbˈskyʊər ənˌtɪz əm, ˌɒb skyʊˈræn tɪz əm/ noun 1. opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge. 2. deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity. n. 1841; see obscurantism + -ist. n. “opposition to enlightenment,” 1834, from German obscurantismus (18c.); see obscurant + -ism.
- Obscuration
[ob-skyoo-rey-shuh n] /ˌɒb skyʊˈreɪ ʃən/ noun 1. the act of . 2. the state of being . n. late 15c., from Latin obscurationem (nominative obscuratio) “a darkening, obscuring,” noun of action from past participle stem of obscurare (see obscure (v.)).
- Obscure
[uh b-skyoo r] /əbˈskyʊər/ adjective, obscurer, obscurest. 1. (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract. 2. not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive: obscure motivations. 3. (of language, style, a speaker, etc.) not expressing the meaning clearly or plainly. 4. indistinct to the sight or […]
- Obscured
[uh b-skyoo r] /əbˈskyʊər/ adjective, obscurer, obscurest. 1. (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract. 2. not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive: obscure motivations. 3. (of language, style, a speaker, etc.) not expressing the meaning clearly or plainly. 4. indistinct to the sight or […]
- Obscurely
[uh b-skyoo r] /əbˈskyʊər/ adjective, obscurer, obscurest. 1. (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract. 2. not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive: obscure motivations. 3. (of language, style, a speaker, etc.) not expressing the meaning clearly or plainly. 4. indistinct to the sight or […]