obscurant

/ɒbˈskjʊəɹənt//ɑbˈskjəɹənt/

noun

  1. 1

    One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.

  2. 2

    A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.

  3. 3

    An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.

adjective

  1. 1

    Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.

  2. 2

    Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.

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