† oscurantistadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian oscurantista.

Etymology: < Italian oscurantista (1848 as noun) < French obscurantiste (1832 as adjective, 1874 as noun) < classical Latin obscūrant- , obscūrāns , present participle of obscūrāre obscure v. + French -iste -ist suffix. Compare obscurantist adj.

Obsolete. rare.

= obscurantist adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

obscurantist1848

oscurantista1850

obscurantic1911

mandarin1916

obscurantistic1934

a1850 M. F. Ossoli At Home & Abroad (1860) 279 The influence of the Oscurantist foe has shown itself more and more plainly in Rome.

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

单词	oscurantist
释义	† oscurantistadj. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian oscurantista. Etymology: < Italian oscurantista (1848 as noun) < French obscurantiste (1832 as adjective, 1874 as noun) < classical Latin obscūrant- , obscūrāns , present participle of obscūrāre obscure v. + French -iste -ist suffix. Compare obscurantist adj. Obsolete. rare. = obscurantist adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > intellectual ignorance > [adjective] > opposed to enlightenment obscurantist1848 oscurantista1850 obscurantic1911 mandarin1916 obscurantistic1934 a1850 M. F. Ossoli At Home & Abroad (1860) 279 The influence of the Oscurantist foe has shown itself more and more plainly in Rome. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.a1850
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