obscurant:

characterized by opposition to intellectual advancement and political reform

obscurant:

characterized by opposition to intellectual advancement and political reform

(Adjective)

Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  Rama rejected the obscurant counsel of the sage Avali who suggested that Rama should grab power without bothering about ethical considerations.

Mahabharata:  The Mahabharata war was fought to prevent the obscurant tendencies of Duryodhana from becoming mainstream with his unchallenged supremacy.

Bhagavad-gita:  Whatever obscurant trends might have been present at the time of the Gita are rejected by the Gita’s inclusive approach to spirituality wherein everyone is declared to be a precious part of God, entitled to attain him through the path of divine love.