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Noun: obscurantism  ub'skyû-run`ti-zum
  1. A policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
     
  2. A deliberate act intended to make something obscure

Derived forms: obscurantisms

See also: obscurantist

Type of: deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, policy

Encyclopedia: Obscurantism