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On this page you'll find 7 example sentences with Obscurantism. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as policy or deception and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Obscurantism in a sentence

Obscurantism meaning

  1. A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment.
  2. Deliberate obscurity or vagueness.

Synonyms of Obscurantism

policy deception deceit dissembling dissimulation

Related words

Other words often associated with Obscurantism or its synonyms:

falsification misrepresentation untruth falsity falsehood fraudulence conjuration trick pretence insurance line legerdemain

Using Obscurantism

  • The main meaning on this page is: A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment. | Deliberate obscurity or vagueness.
  • Useful related words include: policy, deception, deceit, dissembling.
  • In the example corpus, obscurantism often appears in combinations such as: of obscurantism, and obscurantism.

Context around Obscurantism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

muslim 1× wild 1×

Sentence patterns with Obscurantism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

bigotry and obscurantism would keep 1× his wild obscurantism 1× kind of obscurantism 1× of muslim obscurantism even giving 1× the obscurantism of the 1× underdevelopment and obscurantism 1× virus of obscurantism it would 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in our fight 1× in the meanwhile 1× mander has not 1× marcien towa another 1× the madman had 1× the obscurantism of 1×

Common sentence endings:

and libraries open 1× his wild obscurantism 1× in our midst 1× kind of obscurantism 1× of muslim liberals 1× travelers to italy 1×

Words around Obscurantism

Just before it in the word index:

obscura 36 obscur 2 obscenity 71 obscenities 41 obscenely 22 obscene 218

Just after it in the word index:

obscuration 8 obscurations 2 obscure 605 obscured 201 obscurely 8 obscurenamehere 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Obscurantism

  • In this selection, "obscurantism" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, muslim and wild stand out and add context to how "obscurantism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bigotry and obscurantism would keep and his wild obscurantism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "obscurantism" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with obscurantism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This is not a time for this kind of obscurantism. (10 words)

The madman had his occasional flights of fancy, he had an intuitive feeling for certain things, despite his wild obscurantism. (20 words)

In our fight against the virus of obscurantism, it would have helped greatly to keep civilising places such as museums, arthouse cinemas, bookshops and libraries open. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

In the meanwhile, the tentacles of bigotry and obscurantism would keep digging in deeper and, with time, we may become that much more obdurate in our refusal to change our perspective, and that much more intolerant to accept diversity in our midst. (42 words)

Mander has not questioned this fundamental right, nor has he commended the Muslim leadership and yet Guha expounds on a falsehood to buttress his theme song of Muslim obscurantism, even giving selective quotes of Muslim “liberals”. (36 words)

The obscurantism of the Church, the inertia of the pontifical government, the ridiculous superstitions of Italian piety, the idleness and the dirtiness of the Southerners were commonplaces stereotypes from the accounts of travelers to Italy. (35 words)

Example sentences (7)

In our fight against the virus of obscurantism, it would have helped greatly to keep civilising places such as museums, arthouse cinemas, bookshops and libraries open.

This is not a time for this kind of obscurantism.

In the meanwhile, the tentacles of bigotry and obscurantism would keep digging in deeper and, with time, we may become that much more obdurate in our refusal to change our perspective, and that much more intolerant to accept diversity in our midst.

Marcien Towa, another founding father of our university, responded in almost the same words, insisting on the mastery of science and technology in this struggle against underdevelopment and obscurantism.

Mander has not questioned this fundamental right, nor has he commended the Muslim leadership and yet Guha expounds on a falsehood to buttress his theme song of Muslim obscurantism, even giving selective quotes of Muslim “liberals”.

The madman had his occasional flights of fancy, he had an intuitive feeling for certain things, despite his wild obscurantism.

The obscurantism of the Church, the inertia of the pontifical government, the ridiculous superstitions of Italian piety, the idleness and the dirtiness of the Southerners were commonplaces stereotypes from the accounts of travelers to Italy.

Common combinations with obscurantism

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "obscurantism" in a sentence?
An example: "In our fight against the virus of obscurantism, it would have helped greatly to keep civilising places such as museums, arthouse cinemas, bookshops and libraries open." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "obscurantism" from authentic English texts.
What does "obscurantism" mean?
Obscurantism means: A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment.
What are synonyms of "obscurantism"?
Common synonyms of "obscurantism" include: policy, deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation.
How many example sentences with "obscurantism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "obscurantism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.