Word of the Day 04/23/19 Obscurantism

Apr 22, 2019 21:54

Obscurantism (noun)
obscurantism [uh b-skyoo r-uh n-tiz-uh m, ob-skyoo-ran-tiz-uh m]

noun
1. opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
2. deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity.

RELATED WORDS
backlash, right, relapse, regression, withdrawal, retrogression, retreat, counterrevolution, retrenchment, Toryism

RELATED FORMS
ob·scu·rant·ist , noun, adjective

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Origin: 1825-35; < French obscurantisme; see obscurant, -ism

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