obscurant

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/
a) One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.
b) A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.
See Also: obscurancy, obscurans obscurantis, obscurantic, obscurantism, obscurantist, obscurate, obscuration, obscurative, obscure, obscurement, obscureness, obscurify, obscurism, obscurist, obscurity, obscurous, obscurum per obscurius

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  • Obscurant — Ob*scur ant, n. [L. obscurans, p. pr. of obscurare to obscure.] One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • obscurant — obscurant, ante [ɔpskyʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t] n. et adj. ÉTYM. 1781; de obscurer, anc. dér. de obscur « rendre obscur », concret et abstrait. ❖ ♦ Vx et littéraire ou historique. 1 N. (1781, Turgot). Personne opposée au progrès (⇒ Obscurantiste) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • obscurant — (adj.) 1878, from L. obscurantem (nom. obscurans), prp. of obscurare (see OBSCURE (Cf. obscure) (v.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • obscurant — or obscurantic adjective Date: 1878 tending to make obscure < obscurant language > • obscurant noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • obscurant — /euhb skyoor euhnt/, n. 1. a person who strives to prevent the increase and spread of knowledge. 2. a person who obscures. adj. 3. pertaining to or characteristic of obscurants. 4. tending to make obscure. [1790 1800; < L obscurant (s. of… …   Universalium

  • obscurant — ob•scu•rant [[t]əbˈskyʊər ənt[/t]] n. 1) a person who strives to prevent the spread of knowledge 2) pertaining to or characteristic of obscurants 3) tending to make obscure • Etymology: 1790–1800; < L obscūrant , s. of obscūrāns, prp. of… …   From formal English to slang

  • obscurant — (ob sku ran) s. m. Néologisme. Celui qui est opposé aux progrès des lumières et de la civilisation …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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  • obscurant — ob·scu·rant …   English syllables

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