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Obscurantism

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Noun

1. obscurantism

a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge

2. obscurantism

a deliberate act intended to make something obscure

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Obscurantism

see synonyms of obscurantism
noun
1. 
opposition to human progress or enlightenment
2. 
the practice of being deliberately obscure or vague

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Obscurantism

see synonyms of obscurantism
n.
1. The principles or practice of obscurants.
2. A policy of withholding information from the public.
3.
a. A style in art and literature characterized by deliberate vagueness or obliqueness.
b. An example or instance of this style.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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