Obscurant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One who opposes intellectual advancement and political reform.
  • adj. Characterized by opposition to intellectual advancement and political reform.
  • adj. Tending to make obscure: an obscurant bank of clouds.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.
  • adj. Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.
  • n. One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.
  • n. A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.
  • n. An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who or that which obscures; specifically, one who labors to prevent inquiry, enlightenment, or reform; an obscurantist.
  • Obscuring or darkening; of the nature of, or characteristic of, an obscurant.
  • Word Usage
    "Israel appeared to be using white phosphorus as an "obscurant" (a chemical used to hide military operations), a permissible use in principle under international humanitarian law (the laws of war)."
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