obscurants
/əbˈskjʊrənts/
noun
- People who deliberately prevent the spread of knowledge or understanding; opponents of enlightenment or progress.
- Throughout history, obscurants have resisted educational reforms that threatened their power.
- The obscurants in the government tried to block the release of the scientific report.
- The activists accused the company's leaders of being obscurants who hid the dangers of their product.