obscurantism

English

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Etymology

From Latin obscűrans, present participle of obscűro (“cover, darken, obscure”) + -ism

Noun

obscurantism (plural obscurantisms)

1. A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment.
2. Being deliberately obscure or vague.

Related terms

• obscurantist
• obscuration
• obscure
• obscurity

Translations

deliberate obscurity or vagueness

• Catalan: obscurantisme (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蒙昧主義 (cmn), 蒙昧主义 (cmn) (méngmèizhǔyì), 愚民政策 (cmn) (yúmín zhèngcè)

• Czech: obskurantismus (cs) m
• French: obscurantisme (fr) m

• German: Obskurantismus (de) m
• Japanese: 蒙昧主義 (ja) (もうまいしゅぎ, mōmaishugi)
• Romanian: obscurantism (ro) n
• Russian: обскурантизм (ru) (obskurantízm) m, мракобесие (ru) (mrakobésije) n
• Spanish: o(b)scurantismo (es)

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Romanian

Noun

obscurantism n

1. obscurantism

Derived terms

• obscur
• obscurantist
• obscuritate