Sentences

obscurantism in a sentence

n.

Definition

Obscurantism refers to the practice of deliberately preventing the dissemination of knowledge or promoting confusion to maintain control or inhibit understanding, particularly in education or culture.

Sample Sentences

  1. Obscurantism in educational policies can hinder critical thinking among students.
  2. The artist's work was a response to the obscurantism prevalent in contemporary society.
  3. Critics argued that the government's lack of transparency was a form of obscurantism.
  4. Many philosophers have debated the implications of obscurantism on public discourse.
  5. The novel explores themes of obscurantism and the struggle for knowledge in a repressive regime.

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