Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who opposes intellectual advancement and political reform.
- adjective Characterized by opposition to intellectual advancement and political reform.
- adjective Tending to make obscure.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Obscuring or darkening; of the nature of, or characteristic of, an obscurant.
- noun One who or that which obscures; specifically, one who labors to prevent inquiry, enlightenment, or reform; an obscurantist.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Acting or tending to
confound ,obfuscate , orobscure . - adjective Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.
- noun One who acts to
confound orobfuscate ; anobscurantist . - noun A person who seeks to prevent or
hinder enquiry and the advancement ofknowledge orwisdom ; anagent of endarkenment. - noun An opposer of
lucidity andtransparency in thepolitical andintellectual spheres .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Israel appeared to be using white phosphorus as an "obscurant" (a chemical used to hide military operations), a permissible use in principle under international humanitarian law (the laws of war).
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Israel appears to be using WP as an "obscurant" (a chemical used to hide military operations), a permissible use in principle under international humanitarian law (the laws of war).
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Israel appears to be using WP as an "obscurant" (a chemical used to hide military operations),
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Israel appeared to be using white phosphorus as an "obscurant" (a chemical used to hide military operations), a permissible use in principle under international humanitarian law (the laws of war).
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Israel appears to be using WP as an "obscurant" (a chemical used to hide military operations), a permissible use in principle under international humanitarian law (the laws of war).
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Israel appeared to be using white phosphorus as an "obscurant" (a chemical used to hide military operations), a permissible use in principle under international humanitarian law (the laws of war).
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Israel appeared to be using white phosphorus as an "obscurant" (a chemical used to hide military operations), a permissible use in principle under international humanitarian law (the laws of war).
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Israel appeared to be using white phosphorus as an "obscurant" (a chemical used to hide military operations), a permissible use in principle under international humanitarian law (the laws of war).
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International law does not outlaw white phosphorus, an "obscurant" used to create smoke screens to cover troop movements of illuminated targets, but human rights groups have said that its use could be illegal in civilian areas if "all feasible precautions" are not taken.
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Israel appeared to be using white phosphorus as an "obscurant" (a chemical used to hide military operations), a permissible use in principle under international humanitarian law (the laws of war).
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