Though glorious in her prime, she now governed with obscurantist methods inspired by fear of her weakness becoming manifest; and Bonaparte, tearing off the mask which hitherto had screened her dotage, left her despised by the more progressive of her own subjects.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
How long is this nation going to be hoodwinked by an infinitesimal minority of reactionary dons and obscurantist parsons, determined to force a smattering of Greek down the throats of a reluctant youth?
"German Problems and Personalities"
Charles Sarolea
"I am not going to appeal, sir, for that judgment in the promoters' favour which I confidently claim, on any bigoted or obscurantist lines.
"The Case of Richard Meynell"
Mrs. Humphrey Ward