obscurantistn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌɒbskjᵿˈrantɪst/, U.S.

/əbˈskjʊrən(t)əst/,

/ɑbˈskjʊrən(t)əst/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obscūrant- , obscūrāns , obscūrāre , -ist suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin obscūrant-, obscūrāns, present participle of obscūrāre obscure v. + -ist suffix. Compare French obscurantiste (1832 as adjective, 1874 as noun). Compare earlier obscurant n., and also obscurantism n. With use as adjective compare slightly later oscurantist adj.

A. n.

A person who opposes reform and enlightenment.

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

1827 London Mag. Apr. 567 The obscurantists will, at all events, bestow their animosity on the society.

1848 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth 2nd Ser. (ed. 2) 292 People have been sounding the alarm for many years past all over Europe against what they call obscurantism and obscurantists.

1848 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth 2nd Ser. (ed. 2) 293 The true obscurantists are the passions, the prejudices, the blinding delusions of our nature, warpt by evil habits and self-indulgence; the real obscurantism is bigotry, in all its forms, which are many, and even opposite.

1858 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1859) II. lxvii. 5 The obstacles thrown in the way of Education by the English Obscurantists.

1931 Amer. Mercury Feb. p. vi One of the chief complaints of laymen against lawyers..is that they are professional obscurantists.

1947 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 134 1 The baffling complex and seemingly erratic character of biological things, and their change at the touch of analysis—characteristics which have made them such a happy hunting ground for obscurantists.

1990 Indian Express (Cochin) 24 Jan. 8/8 The common man of India will be forced to spend more of his holiday time in his own mohalla where the obscurantists and fundamentalists will have more time to build higher and thicker walls of prejudice..around his beleaguered mind.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or of the nature of an obscurantist; opposed to enlightenment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > intellectual ignorance > [adjective] > opposed to enlightenment

obscurantist1848

oscurantista1850

obscurantic1911

mandarin1916

obscurantistic1934

1848 Northern Star 29 Jan. 7/1 His letter published on New Year's Day, in which he stands up for the ‘Obscurantist party’, was read here with mad merriment.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. xvii. 258 You working men complain of the clergy for being bigoted and obscurantist, and hating the cause of the people.

1882 G. Smith in 19th Cent. July 6 A priesthood as absolute and as obscurantist as the Druids.

1939 J. Colville Diary 28 Nov. in Fringes of Power (1985) 54 Codes of honour are often relics of a barbarous age, and it is tragic that modern opinion should remain so obscurantist on these matters.

1990 Evangelical Times Mar. 3/3 The word ‘fundamentalist’..came to be synomynous with obscurantist, anti-intellectual, describing a separatist pietism intolerant of any variation of opinions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obscurantist
释义	obscurantistn.adj. Brit. /ˌɒbskjᵿˈrantɪst/, U.S. /əbˈskjʊrən(t)əst/, /ɑbˈskjʊrən(t)əst/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obscūrant- , obscūrāns , obscūrāre , -ist suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin obscūrant-, obscūrāns, present participle of obscūrāre obscure v. + -ist suffix. Compare French obscurantiste (1832 as adjective, 1874 as noun). Compare earlier obscurant n., and also obscurantism n. With use as adjective compare slightly later oscurantist adj. A. n. A person who opposes reform and enlightenment. 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 1827 London Mag. Apr. 567 The obscurantists will, at all events, bestow their animosity on the society. 1848 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth 2nd Ser. (ed. 2) 292 People have been sounding the alarm for many years past all over Europe against what they call obscurantism and obscurantists. 1848 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth 2nd Ser. (ed. 2) 293 The true obscurantists are the passions, the prejudices, the blinding delusions of our nature, warpt by evil habits and self-indulgence; the real obscurantism is bigotry, in all its forms, which are many, and even opposite. 1858 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1859) II. lxvii. 5 The obstacles thrown in the way of Education by the English Obscurantists. 1931 Amer. Mercury Feb. p. vi One of the chief complaints of laymen against lawyers..is that they are professional obscurantists. 1947 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 134 1 The baffling complex and seemingly erratic character of biological things, and their change at the touch of analysis—characteristics which have made them such a happy hunting ground for obscurantists. 1990 Indian Express (Cochin) 24 Jan. 8/8 The common man of India will be forced to spend more of his holiday time in his own mohalla where the obscurantists and fundamentalists will have more time to build higher and thicker walls of prejudice..around his beleaguered mind. B. adj. Of, relating to, or of the nature of an obscurantist; opposed to enlightenment. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > intellectual ignorance > [adjective] > opposed to enlightenment obscurantist1848 oscurantista1850 obscurantic1911 mandarin1916 obscurantistic1934 1848 Northern Star 29 Jan. 7/1 His letter published on New Year's Day, in which he stands up for the ‘Obscurantist party’, was read here with mad merriment. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. xvii. 258 You working men complain of the clergy for being bigoted and obscurantist, and hating the cause of the people. 1882 G. Smith in 19th Cent. July 6 A priesthood as absolute and as obscurantist as the Druids. 1939 J. Colville Diary 28 Nov. in Fringes of Power (1985) 54 Codes of honour are often relics of a barbarous age, and it is tragic that modern opinion should remain so obscurantist on these matters. 1990 Evangelical Times Mar. 3/3 The word ‘fundamentalist’..came to be synomynous with obscurantist, anti-intellectual, describing a separatist pietism intolerant of any variation of opinions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1827
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