obscurantism

Other forms: obscurantisms

Definitions of obscurantism
  1. noun
    a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
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    type of:
    policy
    a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
  2. noun
    a deliberate act intended to make something obscure
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    type of:
    deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation
    the act of deceiving
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