English Explanatory Dictionary

scientism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The belief that the scientific method and the assumptions and research methods of the physical sciences are applicable to all other disciplines (such as the humanities and social sciences), or that those other disciplines are not as valuable.
  2. The belief that all truth is exclusively discovered through science.
  3. A pseudoscience.

Word forms

scientism scientisms

Etymology

From science + -ism.

Derived words

scientistic

Translations

Catalan: cientisme Chinese Mandarin: 唯科學主義 /唯科学主义 Chinese Mandarin: 科學主義 /科学主义 Chinese Mandarin: 科學至上主義 /科学至上主义 Dutch: sciëntisme Finnish: skientismi French: scientisme Galician: cientifismo German: Szientismus Greek: επιστημονισμός Irish: eolaíochas Italian: scientismo Polish: scjentyzm Portuguese: cientificismo Russian: сциенти́зм Welsh: gwyddonyddiaeth
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