Definitions for obscurantist
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ob•scu•rant•isməbˈskyʊər ənˌtɪz əm, ˌɒb skyʊˈræn tɪz əm(n.)
opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity.
ob•scu′rant•ist(n.; adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
obscurantist(noun)
a person who is deliberately vague
Wiktionary
obscurantist(Noun)
A practitioner of obscurantism; an obscurant
Webster Dictionary
Obscurantist(noun)
same as Obscurant
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Obscurantist
name given to an opponent to modern enlightenment as professed by the devotees of modern science and philosophy.
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