obscurant
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Entering English circa 1793–1799[1]: From German Obskurant[2] and French obscurant,[2] from classical Latin obscūrant-,[1][2] stem of obscūrāns,[1][2][3] present participle of obscūrāre (“to obscure”),[1][2][3] from obscūrus (“dark”).[1]
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Adjective[edit]
obscurant (comparative more obscurant, superlative most obscurant)
- Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.
- Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.
Noun[edit]
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.
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Translations[edit]
an opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres
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Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
obscūrant