obscurant

Etymology
Entering English circa 1793–1799 : From and, from classical , stem of , present participle of ,  from.

Adjective

 * 1) Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.
 * 2) Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.

Noun

 * 1) One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.
 * 2) A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.
 * 3) An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.

Related terms

 * obscurancy
 * obscurantic
 * obscurantism
 * obscurantist
 * obscurate
 * obscuration
 * obscurative
 * obscure
 * obscurement
 * obscureness
 * obscurify
 * obscurism
 * obscurist
 * obscurity
 * obscurous
 * obscurum per obscurius

Translations

 * Bulgarian: мракобесник,
 * German: Dunkelmann, Obskurant
 * Russian:, ,