Opposition to inquiry, enlightenment, or reform; the practice or principles of an obscurantist.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > intellectual ignorance > [noun] > opposition to enlightenment (12) obscurantism1824 Opposition to inquiry, enlightenment, or reform; the practice or principles of an obscurantist. obscurancy1825 = obscurantism, n. obscurism1841 = obscurantism, n. Obsolete. rare. ignorantism1850 Belief in or advocacy of the value or benefits of remaining ignorant; opposition to critical inquiry or enlightenment. Cf. ignorantist, n. obscuranticism1927 = obscurantism, n. Subcategories:— one who opposes (7) |
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