Main Entry:

sci·en·tism

Pronunciation:

\ˈsī-ən-ˌti-zəm\

Function:

noun

Date:

1870

1 : methods and attitudes typical of or attributed to the natural scientist 2 : an exaggerated trust in the efficacy of the methods of natural science applied to all areas of investigation (as in philosophy, the social sciences, and the humanities)

— sci·en·tis·tic \ˌsī-ən-ˈtis-tik\ adjective