obscurantism

== English == === Etymology === From Latin obscūrans, from obscūrō (“to cover, darken, obscure”) + -ism. === Noun === obscurantism (countable and uncountable, plural obscurantisms) A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment. Deliberate obscurity or vagueness. ==== Related terms ==== obscurantist obscuration obscure obscurity ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== agnotology == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French obscurantisme. === Noun === obscurantism n (uncountable) obscurantism ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== obscur obscurantist obscuritate