мракобесие

Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mrakɔˈbɛsi(j)ɛ]

Noun edit

мракобесие (mrakobesien

  1. obscurantism

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Etymology edit

мрак (mrak, darkness) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ -бе́сие (-bésije), from беси́ться (besítʹsja, to rage); calque of French manie des ténèbres (mania of obscurity), coined by Bestuzhev-Marlinsky in the 1810s and popularized by Belinsky. The suffix -бе́сие (-bésije) corresponds to Old Church Slavonic -бѣ́сїе (-bě́sie), used to translate Ancient Greek -μᾰνία (-manía) in religious terminology, such as in Old Church Slavonic идолобѣ́сїе (idolobě́sie, idolomania).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mrəkɐˈbʲesʲɪje]

Noun edit

мракобе́сие (mrakobésijen inan (genitive мракобе́сия, nominative plural мракобе́сия, genitive plural мракобе́сий)

  1. obscurantism (opposition to enlightenment and progress)

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Descendants edit

  • Ukrainian: мракобі́сся (mrakobíssja)