A person who or thing which obscures; a person who strives to prevent inquiry, enlightenment, or reform; an obscurantist.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > intellectual ignorance > 			[noun]		 > opposition to enlightenment > one who opposes (7)		 obscurant1799 A person who or thing which obscures; a person who strives to prevent inquiry, enlightenment, or reform; an obscurantist. offuscant1799 A person who obfuscates or obscures; one who opposes enlightenment; an obscurantist. benighter1818 One who keeps others in darkness. obscurantist1827 A person who opposes reform and enlightenment. ignorantist1841 A person who believes in or advocates the value or benefits of remaining ignorant. Cf. ignorantism, n. obfuscator1841 A person who or thing which obfuscates. obscurist1917 An obscurantist; (also, more generally) a person, esp. a creative artist, who prefers obscurity to clarity.  | 
	
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