† offuscantn.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French offusquant, offusquer; Latin offuscant-, offuscans, offuscare.

Etymology: Use as noun of either French offusquant, present participle of offusquer offusque v., or post-classical Latin offuscant-, offuscans, present participle of offuscare offuscate v.

Obsolete. rare.

A person who obfuscates or obscures; one who opposes enlightenment; an obscurantist.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > intellectual ignorance > [noun] > opposition to enlightenment > one who opposes

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1799 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 29 180 The offuscants (as they [sc. the ‘Illuminés’] affected to call the teachers of vulgar credulity).

1806 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 4 722 They are systematic offuscants; not reasoners, but mystics.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	offuscant
释义	† offuscantn. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French offusquant, offusquer; Latin offuscant-, offuscans, offuscare. Etymology: Use as noun of either French offusquant, present participle of offusquer offusque v., or post-classical Latin offuscant-, offuscans, present participle of offuscare offuscate v. Obsolete. rare. A person who obfuscates or obscures; one who opposes enlightenment; an obscurantist. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > intellectual ignorance > [noun] > opposition to enlightenment > one who opposes obscurant1799 offuscant1799 benighter1818 obscurantist1827 ignorantist1841 obfuscator1841 obscurist1917 1799 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 29 180 The offuscants (as they [sc. the ‘Illuminés’] affected to call the teachers of vulgar credulity). 1806 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 4 722 They are systematic offuscants; not reasoners, but mystics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1799
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