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obscurantist
ob·scur·ant·ist
[
əb skyrəntist,
ob skyrəntist
]
adjective
Definition:
opposed to new ideas:
opposing or hindering the spread of new ideas and new social or political developments
ob·scur·ant
[
əb skyrənt,
ob skyrənt
]
adjective, noun
ob·scur·ant·ism
[
əb skyrən tìzzəm,
ob sky rán tìzzəm
]
noun
ob·scur·ant·ist
noun
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