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单词 obscurist
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obscuristn.

Brit. /əbˈskjʊərɪst/, /əbˈskjɔːrɪst/, U.S. /əbˈskjʊrɪst/, /ɑbˈskjʊrɪst/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obscure adj., obscure v., -ist suffix.
Etymology: < obscure adj. or obscure v. + -ist suffix. Compare obscurism n. and earlier obscurantist n.
An obscurantist; (also, more generally) a person, esp. a creative artist, who prefers obscurity to clarity.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > intellectual ignorance > [noun] > opposition to enlightenment > one who opposes
obscurant1799
offuscant1799
benighter1818
obscurantist1827
ignorantist1841
obfuscator1841
obscurist1917
1917 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 14 182 The antagonists of Maimonides, called the Obscurists, are just as important factors in the development of Jewish thought.
1925 Chambers's Jrnl. 28 Feb. 196/1 He is no faddist or eccentric, no obscurist of any kind, but one who catches at charms in human life and paints them.
1991 Details June 91/1 Fame would queer the music that they, as willful obscurists, have left open to interpretation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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