- obscurantic
- adjective see obscurant
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
obscurantic
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obscurantic — ob·scu·ran·tic … English syllables
obscurantic — adjective see obscurant II … Useful english dictionary
obscurant — 1. adjective /ɒbˈskjʊəɹənt,ɑbˈskjəɻənt/ a) Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure. b) Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic. 2. noun /ɒbˈskjʊəɹənt,ɑbˈskjəɻənt/ … Wiktionary
obscurant — or obscurantic adjective Date: 1878 tending to make obscure < obscurant language > • obscurant noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
obscurantism — n. prevention of enlightenment. ♦ obscurantic, a. ♦ obscurantist, n … Dictionary of difficult words
obscurant — [äb΄skyo͞o ran′tikäb skyoor′ənt, əbskyoor′ənt] n. [< L obscurantem, acc. of obscurans, prp. of obscurare, to OBSCURE] a person or thing that obscures, esp. one that opposes or tends to prevent human progress and enlightenment adj. that… … English World dictionary
