Obscurant Definition

ŏb-skyo͝orənt, əb-

noun

A person or thing that obscures, esp. one that opposes or tends to prevent human progress and enlightenment.

Webster's New World

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adjective

That obscures; of or constituting an obscurant.

Webster's New World

Characterized by opposition to intellectual advancement and political reform.

American Heritage

Tending to make obscure.

An obscurant bank of clouds.

American Heritage

Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.

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Other Word Forms of Obscurant

Singular:

obscurant

Plural:

obscurants

Entering English circa 1793-1799: From German Obskurant and French obscurant, from classical Latin obscÅ«rant-, stem of obscÅ«rāns, present participle of obscÅ«rāre (“to obscure"), from obscÅ«rus (“dark").

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