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obscurantism|ɒbˈskjʊərəntɪz(ə)m, ˌɒbskjʊəˈrænt-| [f. obscurant n. and a. + -ism: = Ger. obscurantismus (18th c.); in mod.F. obscurantisme (Littré).] The practice or principles of an obscurant; opposition to inquiry or enlightenment.
1834Gen. P. Thompson Exerc. III. 4 When the clergy complain..of the little influence they possess..the hereditary ‘obscurantism’ of their caste is..at once the reason and the defence. 1838–48[see next]. 1860Marsh Lect. Eng. Lang. 8 Continental liberty is threatened..now by Muscovite barbarism, and now by pontifical obscurantism. 1883American VII. 3 A victory of obscurantism and ignorance over enlightenment and progress. |