obscurant
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Definition of obscurant
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.
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adj
- Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.
- Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.
noun
- One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.
- A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.
- An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.
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Etymology
Entering English circa 1793–1799: From German Obskurant and French obscurant, from classical Latin obscūrant-, stem of obscūrāns, present participle of obscūrāre (“to obscure”), from obscūrus (“dark”).
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