OBSCURANT

Etymology

Adjective

obscurant (comparative more obscurant, superlative most obscurant)

Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.

Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.

Noun

obscurant (plural obscurants)

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.

Anagrams

• subcantor

Source: Wiktionary


Ob*scur"ant, n. Etym: [L. obscurans, p.pr. of obscurare to obscure.]

Definition: One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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