parasciencen.

Brit.

/ˌparəˈsʌɪəns/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrəˈsaɪəns/,

/ˈpɛrəˌsaɪəns/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: para- prefix¹, science n.

Etymology: < para- prefix¹ + science n.

The field of study concerned with phenomena assumed to be beyond the scope of scientific inquiry, or for which no scientific explanation exists. Also: a subject, method, etc., purporting to be scientific but regarded as unorthodox or unacceptable by the scientific community; an ‘alternative’ science.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > beyond science

parascience1953

1953 Mind 62 360 [The fallacy] that I know about thinking by ‘observing’ myself thinking, whereby thought is transformed into a paraphysical object studied by a parascience of introspection.

1969 K.-H. Scheer & W. Ernsting Radiant Dome ii. iv. 147 Lothar thought these phenomena were due to one of the parasciences.

1975 Nature 6 Nov. 22/1 I lumped them all [sc. telepathy, telekinesis, parapsychology, etc.] under the title ‘parascience’.

1987 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 Nov. d5 Her doctors scoffed at the zaniness but allowed her to keep the crystals so long as she kept up the conventional treatments they prescribed... With her life on the line, she wasn't about to jilt science for parascience.

1991 New Scientist (BNC) 213 A series entitled Science International, presented by original goon and parascience enthusiast Michael Bentine.

2004 Chattanooga (Tennessee) Free Press (Nexis) 8 Jan. e1 [He] said many of the products combine proven science with the latest trends. The result, he said, is ‘not real science. It's parascience or junk science.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parascience
释义	parasciencen. Brit. /ˌparəˈsʌɪəns/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈsaɪəns/, /ˈpɛrəˌsaɪəns/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: para- prefix¹, science n. Etymology: < para- prefix¹ + science n. The field of study concerned with phenomena assumed to be beyond the scope of scientific inquiry, or for which no scientific explanation exists. Also: a subject, method, etc., purporting to be scientific but regarded as unorthodox or unacceptable by the scientific community; an ‘alternative’ science. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > beyond science parascience1953 1953 Mind 62 360 [The fallacy] that I know about thinking by ‘observing’ myself thinking, whereby thought is transformed into a paraphysical object studied by a parascience of introspection. 1969 K.-H. Scheer & W. Ernsting Radiant Dome ii. iv. 147 Lothar thought these phenomena were due to one of the parasciences. 1975 Nature 6 Nov. 22/1 I lumped them all [sc. telepathy, telekinesis, parapsychology, etc.] under the title ‘parascience’. 1987 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 Nov. d5 Her doctors scoffed at the zaniness but allowed her to keep the crystals so long as she kept up the conventional treatments they prescribed... With her life on the line, she wasn't about to jilt science for parascience. 1991 New Scientist (BNC) 213 A series entitled Science International, presented by original goon and parascience enthusiast Michael Bentine. 2004 Chattanooga (Tennessee) Free Press (Nexis) 8 Jan. e1 [He] said many of the products combine proven science with the latest trends. The result, he said, is ‘not real science. It's parascience or junk science.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1953
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