| Pronunciation: | | ub'skyûrun`tizum
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a deliberate act intended to make something obscure
- [n] a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
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OBSCURANTISM is a 12 letter word that starts with O. |
| | See Also: | | deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, policy |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ob*scur"ant*ism\, n.
The system or the principles of the obscurants. --C.
Kingsley.
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