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obscurant

[ uhb-skyoor-uhnt ]

noun

  1. a person who strives to prevent the increase and spread of knowledge.
  2. a person who obscures.

adjective

  1. pertaining to or characteristic of obscurants.
  2. tending to make obscure.

obscurant

/ əbˈskjʊərənt /

noun

  1. an opposer of reform and enlightenment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to an obscurant
  2. causing obscurity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌobscuˈrantism, noun
  • ˌobscuˈrantist, nounadjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of obscurant1

1790–1800; < Latin obscūrant- (stem of obscūrāns, present participle of obscūrāre ), equivalent to obscūr ( us ) dark + -ant- -ant
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Example Sentences

Overhead the ionic field was aglow, humming softly, beating back the obscurant mists.

Shun double-entendres, prurient jocosity, and pestiferous profanity, obscurant or apparent.

Whoever confessed his faith in the truths of the Bible was called an obscurant.

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