obscurant

English

Etymology

Entering English circa 1793–1799[1]: From German Obskurant[2] and French obscurant,[2] from classical Latin obscūrant-,[1][2] stem of obscūrāns,[1][2][3] present participle of obscūrāre (“to obscure”),[1][2][3] from obscūrus (“dark”).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

obscurant (comparative more obscurant, superlative most obscurant)

  1. Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.
  2. Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.

Noun

obscurant (plural obscurants)

  1. One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.
  2. A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.
  3. An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.
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Translations

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 obscurant listed by Dictionary.com Unabridged (v1·1)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 obscurant, n. and adj. listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition / draft revision (March 2004)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 “obscurant” listed in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1996, 1998)

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

obscūrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of obscūrō
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