obscurant

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obscurant

/ɒbˈskjʊəɹənt/ UK
/ɑbˈskjəɹənt/ US

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

adjective more obscurant · most obscurant

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

noun obscurants

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

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noun an opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres

Deutsch	Dunkelmann, Obskurant
Русский	мракобе́с mrakobés, обскура́нт obskuránt, обскура́нтка obskurántka

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@misc{obscurant_2026,
  title = {obscurant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/obscurant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}