obscurantisticadj.

Brit.

/ˌɒbskjᵿrənˈtɪstɪk/, U.S.

/əbˌskjʊrənˈtɪstɪk/,

/ɑbˌskjʊrənˈtɪstɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obscurantist n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < obscurantist n. + -ic suffix; compare -istic suffix.

= obscurantist adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

obscurantist1848

oscurantista1850

obscurantic1911

mandarin1916

obscurantistic1934

1934 Amer. Speech 9 278/1 The moralists..are in reality ensuring that the minds of the young will develop into the same welter of obscurantistic obsessions as their own.

1941 F. Matthiessen Amer. Renaissance xiv. iv. 653 Where Hawthorne's criticism runs no risk of being obscurantistic is in his portrait of Hollingsworth.

1999 Hindu (Nexis) 10 Aug. The book might appear mysterious and obscurantistic to anyone but a Devi Upasaka.

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

单词	obscurantistic
释义	obscurantisticadj. Brit. /ˌɒbskjᵿrənˈtɪstɪk/, U.S. /əbˌskjʊrənˈtɪstɪk/, /ɑbˌskjʊrənˈtɪstɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obscurantist n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < obscurantist n. + -ic suffix; compare -istic suffix. = obscurantist adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > intellectual ignorance > [adjective] > opposed to enlightenment obscurantist1848 oscurantista1850 obscurantic1911 mandarin1916 obscurantistic1934 1934 Amer. Speech 9 278/1 The moralists..are in reality ensuring that the minds of the young will develop into the same welter of obscurantistic obsessions as their own. 1941 F. Matthiessen Amer. Renaissance xiv. iv. 653 Where Hawthorne's criticism runs no risk of being obscurantistic is in his portrait of Hollingsworth. 1999 Hindu (Nexis) 10 Aug. The book might appear mysterious and obscurantistic to anyone but a Devi Upasaka. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1934
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