obscurantism

Syllabification: ob·scu·rant·ism

Pronunciation: /əbˈskyo͝orənˌtizəm, äb-, ˌäbskyəˈran- 

  

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NOUN

• The practice of deliberately preventing the facts or full details of something from becoming known.

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  • It is hoped that in their absence, other scientists will come forward to champion science against religious obscurantism before masses of people.
  • The ruling regime sustains itself through a combination of fear, prejudice and religious obscurantism.
  • Instead of succumbing to the forces of religious obscurantism, incompetence and repression, the region's Muslims are set to provide a template for modernist believers across the globe.