obscurement

[Eng. obscure, a.; -ment.] The act of obscuring; the state of being obscured; obscuration, darkne . "Now bolder fires appear, And o'er the palpable obscurement sport." Pomfret: Dies Nov is sima . db-scüre'-ne , s . [Eng. obscure, a.; -ne .] 1. The quality or state of being obscure; darkne , gloomine , dimne . 2. A state, position, or condition of obscurity; privacy, meanne . "These shall entomb those eyes, that have redeem'd Me from the vulgar, thee from all obscurene ." Daniel: Sonnet 41. 3. Darkne of meaning; unintelligiblene , indistinctne . "These questions being perplexed, thorny, and trouble some through their obscurene ."-Bp. Hall: Via Media; The Way of Peace .