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English noun: obscurantism

1. obscurantism (cognition) a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge


Broader (hypernym)policy

2. obscurantism (act) a deliberate act intended to make something obscure


Broader (hypernym)deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation









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