Now that idealistic obscurantism has become a major "theoretical" means for the warmongers, Lenin's critique of the bourgeois philosophy of the early twentieth century has acquired particular relevance.
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Obscurantism
Synonyms for "obscurantism" (44 found)
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Related words (22)
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35 translations across 18 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- cəhalətpərəstlik noun (state of opposition to progress)
Belarusian
2 entries- рэакцыйнасць noun (state of opposition to progress)
- цемрашальства noun (state of opposition to progress)
Bulgarian
1 entries- мракобесие noun (state of opposition to progress)
Catalan
1 entries- obscurantisme noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 愚民政策 noun (state of opposition to progress)
- 愚民政策 noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
- 蒙昧主義 /蒙昧主义 noun (state of opposition to progress)
- 蒙昧主義 /蒙昧主义 noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
Czech
1 entries- obskurantismus noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
Finnish
3 entries- epämääräisyys noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
- kiertely noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
- obskurantismi noun (state of opposition to progress)
French
2 entries- obscurantisme noun (state of opposition to progress)
- obscurantisme noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
German
1 entries- Obskurantismus noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
Greek
2 entries- σκοταδισμός noun (state of opposition to progress)
- σκοταδισμός noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
Hungarian
2 entries- obskurantizmus noun (state of opposition to progress)
- obskurantizmus noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
Japanese
1 entries- 蒙昧主義 noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
Portuguese
2 entries- obscurantismo noun (state of opposition to progress)
- obscurantismo noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
Romanian
1 entries- obscurantism noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
Russian
4 entries- мракобе́сие noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
- мракобесие noun (state of opposition to progress)
- обскуранти́зм noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
- реакционность noun (state of opposition to progress)
Spanish
2 entries- obscurantismo noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
- oscurantismo noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
Swedish
2 entries- bildningsfientlighet noun (state of opposition to progress)
- obskurantism noun (state of opposition to progress)
Ukrainian
3 entries- мракобі́сся noun (state of opposition to progress)
- обскуранти́зм noun (state of opposition to progress)
- обскуранти́зм noun (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Unbelievable cultural decline, stupendous ignorance, idealistic rubbish, and obscurantism find their strongest support among American reactionaries.
Source: tatoeba (4772005)
Thus science dissolves into religion, and obscurantism is exalted over reason.
Source: tatoeba (10072217)
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