† prescientificadj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: prescience n.

Etymology: Irregularly < prescience n., after scientific adj. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prīsəiˌĕnti·fik) /priːsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/.

Obsolete. rare.

Of or relating to divine prescience. In quot. in conditional prescientific: designating a theological theory asserting that divine foreknowledge extends to possible events which will never actually occur.

ΚΠ

1836 G. S. Faber Primitive Doctr. Election ii. iii. 265 Irenèus..has also been claimed as an advocate of the same Conditional Prescientific System: but, in truth,..he really maintained a directly opposite Scheme of causation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

prescientificadj.²

Brit.

/ˌpriːsʌɪənˈtɪfɪk/, U.S.

/ˌprisaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, scientific adj.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + scientific adj.

Of or relating to a time or a stage of development prior to the introduction of modern science, or to the application of scientific methods.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [adjective] > early

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protoscientific1922

1854 Times 22 Sept. 10/4 [The Earl of Derby, at the British Association:] I..belong to the earlier period in which science was little cultivated as a branch of education... The Earl of Harrowby.—You belong, then, to the pre-scientific school... The Earl of Derby.—As my noble friend says, we talk about the pre-Adamite, varied with the pre-Raphaelite—the time I belong to is the pre-scientific period of education.

1874 J. S. Mill Three Ess. Relig. 241 In prescientific times men always supposed that any unusual faculties which came to them they knew not how, were an inspiration from God.

1879 Times 5 June 9/2 Nordenskjöld's predecessors were guided by the best knowledge they could obtain, and their expeditions should not be regarded as either unscientific or prescientific.

1948 B. Russell Human Knowl. 21 The common world in which we believe ourselves to live is a construction, partly scientific, partly pre-scientific.

1994 S. Butala Perfection of Morning v. 91 The stories of prescientific peoples tell variously of a time when the world was in the process of being created.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prescientific
释义	† prescientificadj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: prescience n. Etymology: Irregularly < prescience n., after scientific adj. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prīsəiˌĕnti·fik) /priːsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/. Obsolete. rare. Of or relating to divine prescience. In quot. in conditional prescientific: designating a theological theory asserting that divine foreknowledge extends to possible events which will never actually occur. ΚΠ 1836 G. S. Faber Primitive Doctr. Election ii. iii. 265 Irenèus..has also been claimed as an advocate of the same Conditional Prescientific System: but, in truth,..he really maintained a directly opposite Scheme of causation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2019). prescientificadj.² Brit. /ˌpriːsʌɪənˈtɪfɪk/, U.S. /ˌprisaɪənˈtɪfɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, scientific adj. Etymology: < pre- prefix + scientific adj. Of or relating to a time or a stage of development prior to the introduction of modern science, or to the application of scientific methods. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [adjective] > early prescientific1854 protoscientific1922 1854 Times 22 Sept. 10/4 [The Earl of Derby, at the British Association:] I..belong to the earlier period in which science was little cultivated as a branch of education... The Earl of Harrowby.—You belong, then, to the pre-scientific school... The Earl of Derby.—As my noble friend says, we talk about the pre-Adamite, varied with the pre-Raphaelite—the time I belong to is the pre-scientific period of education. 1874 J. S. Mill Three Ess. Relig. 241 In prescientific times men always supposed that any unusual faculties which came to them they knew not how, were an inspiration from God. 1879 Times 5 June 9/2 Nordenskjöld's predecessors were guided by the best knowledge they could obtain, and their expeditions should not be regarded as either unscientific or prescientific. 1948 B. Russell Human Knowl. 21 The common world in which we believe ourselves to live is a construction, partly scientific, partly pre-scientific. 1994 S. Butala Perfection of Morning v. 91 The stories of prescientific peoples tell variously of a time when the world was in the process of being created. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1836adj.²1854
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