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scientism

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsaɪənˌtɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sī′ən tiz′əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sci•en•tism  (sī′ən tiz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the style, assumptions, techniques, practices, etc., typifying or regarded as typifying scientists.
  2. the belief that the assumptions, methods of research, etc., of the physical and biological sciences are equally appropriate and essential to all other disciplines, including the humanities and the social sciences.
  3. scientific or pseudoscientific language.
  • scient(ist) + -ism 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scientism /ˈsaɪənˌtɪzəm/ n
  1. the application of, or belief in, the scientific method
  2. the uncritical application of scientific or quasi-scientific methods to inappropriate fields of study or investigation
ˌscienˈtistic adj
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