>>11752615obscurantism noun
ob·scu·ran·tism | \ äb-ˈskyu̇r-ən-ˌti-zəm , əb-; ˌäb-skyu̇-ˈran- \
Definition of obscurantism
1: opposition to the spread of knowledge : a policy of withholding knowledge from the general public
2a: a style (as in literature or art) characterized by deliberate vagueness or abstruseness
b: an act or instance of obscurantism