мракобесие

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word мракобесие. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word мракобесие, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say мракобесие in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word мракобесие you have here. The definition of the word мракобесие will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofмракобесие, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

мракобесие (mrakobesien

  1. obscurantism

Declension

Russian

Etymology

мрак (mrak, darkness) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ -бе́сие (-bésije), from беси́ться (besítʹsja, to rage); calque of French manie des ténèbres (mania of obscurity), coined by Bestuzhev-Marlinsky in the 1810s and popularized by Belinsky. The suffix -бе́сие (-bésije) corresponds to Old Church Slavonic -бѣ́сїе (-bě́sie), used to translate Ancient Greek -μᾰνία (-manía) in religious terminology, such as in Old Church Slavonic идолобѣ́сїе (idolobě́sie, idolomania).

Pronunciation

Noun

мракобе́сие (mrakobésijen inan (genitive мракобе́сия, nominative plural мракобе́сия, genitive plural мракобе́сий)

  1. obscurantism (opposition to enlightenment and progress)

Declension

Descendants

  • Ukrainian: мракобі́сся (mrakobíssja)