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obscurantism

/uhb-skyoor-uhn-tiz-uhm, ob-skyoo-ran-tiz-uhm/US // əbˈskyʊər ənˌtɪz əm, ˌɒb skyʊˈræn tɪz əm //

蒙昧主义,愚昧主义,愚民主义,愚昧无知

Related Words

backlash反冲力,反击,反弹,反冲right对,正确,权利,对的relapse复发,复发情况,復发,复发问题regression回归,回落,回退backsliding倒退,倒退的人,倒退的情况,退退退退withdrawal撤回,退出,撤出,撤销retrogression倒退,退步,逆行,倒退的情况retreat撤退,退缩,闭关修炼,闭关counterrevolution反革命,反转,反对革命,逆革命retrenchment缩减,裁员,缩减开支,缩水right wing右翼,右派,右侧,右边的status quo现状,维持现状,现况,状况

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
    • : deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inreaction
Forms: obscurantisms
Synonyms
backlash反冲力,反击,反弹,反冲backsliding倒退,倒退的人,倒退的情况,退退退退counterrevolution反革命,反转,反对革命,逆革命regression回归,回落,回退relapse复发,复发情况,復发,复发问题retreat撤退,退缩,闭关修炼,闭关retrenchment缩减,裁员,缩减开支,缩水retrogression倒退,退步,逆行,倒退的情况right对,正确,权利,对的withdrawal撤回,退出,撤出,撤销toryism托利主义,托利斯主义,托利氏主义,保守主义right wing右翼,右派,右侧,右边的status quo现状,维持现状,现况,状况

Examples

  • It is therefore a jewel of our common humanity and a bulwark against all obscurantism and the identities which pull us apart.

  • As they were only talking to themselves, obscurantism increased on a par with poverty and its ills.

  • Thus it was that mysticism and obscurantism took the place of enlightenment as a measure of self-defence.

  • They succeed, in spite of their obscurantism, because they do confess and meet man's central need, his need to be saved.

  • The effect of this reaction was to strengthen the cause of authority and political obscurantism.

  • The Middle Ages, despite the obscurantism of the Church, had far better claim to that title.

  • But it is an excellent example of what effect religious obscurantism may exert in backward sections of our country.

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