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Obscurant - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As an adjective obscurant

is acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.

As a noun obscurant

is one who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.

obscurant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.
  • Typical of or pertaining to ; obscurantic; obscurantistic.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Related terms

    * obscurancy * obscurans obscurantis * obscurantic * obscurantism * obscurantist * obscurate * obscuration * obscurative * obscure * obscurement * obscureness * obscurify * obscurism * obscurist * obscurity * obscurous * obscurum per obscurius

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    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.