ob·scur·ant·ism 
(ŏb-skyrən-tĭz′əm, əb-, ŏb′sky-răn-)
(ŏb-skyrən-tĭz′əm, əb-, ŏb′sky-răn-)n.
1. The principles or practice of obscurants.
2. A policy of withholding information from the public.
3.
a. A style in art and literature characterized by deliberate vagueness or obliqueness.
b. An example or instance of this style.
ob·scurant·ist n.