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scientist [ˈsaıəntıst] N

obscenity [əbˈsenıtı] N

I . obscure [əbˈskjʊə] ADJ

insurant [ınˈʃʊərənt] N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They were really deliberately, willfully sort of luddite and obscurantist.
www.npr.org
No compromise with reactionary and obscurantist trends!
www.marxist.com
These vicious attacks were heavily charged with symbolism: an obscurantist religious ideology attempted to annihilate the "city of light" that promptly defended itself.
www.onlineopinion.com.au
What he means is an appeal to a kind of blind, obscurantist traditionalism.
thefederalist.com
We're often told, for example, that he's reclusive and wilfully obscurantist.
thequietus.com
The government's cynical use of that word to describe their obscurantist behaviour is ludicrous.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
Why does a fistful of obscurantist elitists insist on denying them?
www.catholicherald.co.uk
Fundamentalist and obscurantist forces belonging to various religious communities are having a free run in the country.
thewire.in
Take its inexplicably obscurantist attitude to getting high-speed broadband to rural areas.
blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Moreover, world affairs do not require any special training or expertise to understand, despite the claims of some obscurantist academics.
www.huffingtonpost.com

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