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obscurantism /ˌɒbskjʊˈrantɪz(ə)m/
▶noun the practice of preventing the facts or full details of something from becoming known.
– derivatives
obscurant noun & adjective,
obscurantist noun & adjective.
obscurant noun & adjective,
obscurantist noun & adjective.
– origin C19: from earlier obscurant, denoting a person who obscures something, via Ger. from L. obscurant-, obscurare ‘make dark’.
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