obscurantist

Example Sentences

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Clement’s prophecies over the years, Bartholomew explained, were “often expressed in a vague and obscurantist way,” but “Trump does not appear to have been a figure of particular interest.”

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

There’s a 2022 documentary called “Lynch/Oz” that ruminates on the ties between the befuddling obscurantist and the eternal blockbuster.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

The course instructor, Daniel Gabriel, a young poet, found her student verse, as he told Spiegelman, “overwritten, obscurantist and difficult.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2023

Even his most devoted followers sometimes wonder whether his obscurantist tweets are serious or are made in jest.

From New York Times • May 10, 2022

But with Pascal we get clean away from the poison-trail of the obscurantist.

From Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations by Powys, John Cowper