obscurantismo
Portuguese, noun/o.bis.ku.ɾɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
obscurantismo is spelled O-B-S-C-U-R-A-N-T-I-S-M-O (13 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 59,000th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obscurantismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “obscurantism (opposition to human progress)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ação ou política que deliberadamente se opõe à difusão e produção do conhecimento e da cultura”.
What does obscurantismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineobscurantism (opposition to human progress)
- 2
masculineobscurantism (deliberate obscurity or vagueness)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ação ou política que deliberadamente se opõe à difusão e produção do conhecimento e da cultura 2. a falta de conhecimento ou cultura 3. qualquer período da história em que o poder dominante se opôs à difusão e produção do conhecimento e da cultura
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of obscurantismo
- obscurantismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obscurantismo?
- Brazil /o.bis.ku.ɾɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
- Brazil /obs.ku.ɾɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
- /o.bis.ku.ɾɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to obscurantismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is obscurantismo in Portuguese?
obscurantismo appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).