obscurantism
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Definition of obscurantism
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment.
- (countable, uncountable)Deliberate obscurity or vagueness.
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Etymology
From Latin obscūrans, from obscūrō (“to cover, darken, obscure”) + -ism.
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24 words- BROMANTIC 15 pts
- CARBONIUM 15 pts
- SUBATOMIC 15 pts
- SUBMICRON 15 pts
- ACONITUMS 13 pts
- ACROTISMS 13 pts
- COUMARINS 13 pts
- INCUBATOR 13 pts
- MISCOUNTS 13 pts
- MONASTICS 13 pts
- NARCOTISM 13 pts
- OBSCURANT 13 pts
- OSTRACISM 13 pts
- ROMANTICS 13 pts
- SUBTONICS 13 pts
- TAMBOURIN 13 pts
- URBANISMS 13 pts
- CROISSANT 11 pts
- CURATIONS 11 pts
- NATURISMS 11 pts
- SATURNISM 11 pts
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- ROMANTIC 12 pts
- SANCTUMS 12 pts
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97 words- CAMBIST 13 pts
- COMBATS 13 pts
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- COSMIST 11 pts
- CRANIUM 11 pts
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- CATIONS 9 pts
- CAUTION 9 pts
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- CURTAIN 9 pts
- INBURST 9 pts
- INCROSS 9 pts
- INCRUST 9 pts
- ISOBARS 9 pts
- MANITOS 9 pts
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- AORISTS 7 pts
- ARISTOS 7 pts
- AROINTS 7 pts
- AURISTS 7 pts
- INSTARS 7 pts
- ISSUANT 7 pts
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