noun
- opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity.
n.1841; see obscurantism + -ist. n.“opposition to enlightenment,” 1834, from German obscurantismus (18c.); see obscurant + -ism.
noun
n.1841; see obscurantism + -ist. n.“opposition to enlightenment,” 1834, from German obscurantismus (18c.); see obscurant + -ism.