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