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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin obscūrāns.
Pronunciation
Noun
Obskurant m (weak, genitive Obskuranten, plural Obskuranten, feminine Obskurantin)
- (higher register) obscurant (person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom)
- Synonym: Dunkelmann
1827, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Widmung”, in Zahme Xenien, section 7:Es lehrt ein großer Physikus / Mit seinen Schulverwandten: / »Nil luce obscurius!« – / Jawohl, für Obskuranten!- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1997 February 14, Thomas Miessgang, “Comeback mit Krach”, in Die Zeit:Der Fortschrittselan, der das Neue auf die Negation des Althergebrachten gründen wollte, verpuffte irgendwo zwischen Postmoderne und Neokonservatismus, und für Derek Bailey schien das Schicksal eines Obskuranten vorherbestimmt.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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