different between obscurantism vs obscurant

English

Etymology

From Latin obsc?rans, present participle of obsc?r? (“cover, darken, obscure”) +? -ism.

Noun

obscurantism (countable and uncountable, plural obscurantisms)

1. A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment.
2. Deliberate obscurity or vagueness.

Related terms

• obscurantist
• obscuration
• obscure
• obscurity

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French obscurantisme.

Noun

obscurantism n (uncountable)

1. obscurantism

Declension

Related terms

• obscur
• obscurantist
• obscuritate

English

Etymology

Entering English circa 1793–1799: From German Obskurant and French obscurant, from classical Latin obsc?rant-, stem of obsc?r?ns, present participle of obsc?r?re (“to obscure”), from obsc?rus (“dark”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?skj????nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?b?skj???nt/

Adjective

obscurant (comparative more obscurant, superlative most obscurant)

1. Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.
2. Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.

Noun

obscurant (plural obscurants)

1. One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.
2. A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.
3. An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.

Related terms

Translations

References

Anagrams

• subcantor

Latin

Verb

obsc?rant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of obsc?r?