Associations to the word «Obscurantism»

Wiktionary

OBSCURANTISM, noun. A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment.
OBSCURANTISM, noun. Deliberate obscurity or vagueness.

Dictionary definition

OBSCURANTISM, noun. A policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge.
OBSCURANTISM, noun. A deliberate act intended to make something obscure.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke