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OBSCURANTISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deliberate act intended to make something obscure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("obscurantism" is a kind of...):
deceit; deception; dissembling; dissimulation (the act of deceiving)
Derivation:
obscurantist (a person who is deliberately vague)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("obscurantism" is a kind of...):
policy (a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group)
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