Etymology

obscurantism

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Today it means: A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment. Full definition →

Latin obscūrans
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  1. Latin · derived fromobscūrans
  2. English todayobscurantism

From Latin obscūrans, from obscūrō (“to cover, darken, obscure”) + -ism.

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