Associations to the word «Obscurantism»

Wiktionary

OBSCURANTISM, noun. A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment.
OBSCURANTISM, noun. Deliberate obscurity or vagueness.

Dictionary definition

OBSCURANTISM, noun. A policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge.
OBSCURANTISM, noun. A deliberate act intended to make something obscure.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn