pseudosciencen.

Brit.

/ˈs(j)uːdəʊˌsʌɪəns/,

/ˌs(j)uːdəʊˈsʌɪəns/, U.S.

/ˈsudoʊˌsaɪəns/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pseudo- comb. form, science n.

Etymology: < pseudo- comb. form + science n. Compare post-classical Latin pseudo-scientia (1645).

1. As a count noun: a spurious or pretended science; a branch of knowledge or a system of beliefs mistakenly regarded as based on scientific method or having the status of scientific truth.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > false or pretended science

pseudoscience1796

dogology1820

pseudology1907

alternative science1981

woo-woo1983

1796 J. P. Andrews Hist. Great Brit. I. viii. 386 The fantastical pseudo-science of alchymy has in all ages had its numerous votaries.

1823 New Monthly Mag. 8 83 The trifling scene of the false herald alone, could not be detailed without a more intimate acquaintance with the pseudo-science of blazonry.

1838 Biblical Repertory Apr. 320 The degree of popular favour which this pseudo-science has attained in the present day.

1928 C. Dawson Age of Gods vi. 134 These pseudo-sciences were held in higher honour by the Babylonians themselves than the more utilitarian branches of knowledge.

1957 J. S. Huxley Relig. without Revelation iii. 47 Theology has been, as my grandfather T. H. Huxley said, only a pseudo-science.

1996 Time (Special Issue) Fall 43/1 Homeopathy, despite the A.M.A.'s characterization of it as a pseudo science, is another popular alternative.

2. As a mass noun: spurious or pretended science; study or research that is claimed as scientific but is not generally accepted as such. Chiefly derogatory.

ΚΠ

1831 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 484 This geological text-book,..one of the most extraordinary productions with which pseudo-science ever imposed upon the public.

1850 J. G. Saxe Poems 9 The march of Progress let the Muse explore In pseudo-science, and empiric lore.

1911 J. G. Frazer Golden Bough: Magic Art (ed. 3) I. iii. 113 (table) Magic as pseudo-science.

1937 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 27 246 We may..consider..psychoanalytical theory as illustrative of the manner in which various influences combine to produce what we may call pseudo~science.

1960 Guardian 9 Dec. 5/3 The pseudo-science of the academic pollster.

1995 C. Sagan Demon-haunted World i. 6 Sparse and poor popularizations of science abandon ecological niches that pseudoscience promptly fills.

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

单词	pseudoscience
释义	pseudosciencen. Brit. /ˈs(j)uːdəʊˌsʌɪəns/, /ˌs(j)uːdəʊˈsʌɪəns/, U.S. /ˈsudoʊˌsaɪəns/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pseudo- comb. form, science n. Etymology: < pseudo- comb. form + science n. Compare post-classical Latin pseudo-scientia (1645). 1. As a count noun: a spurious or pretended science; a branch of knowledge or a system of beliefs mistakenly regarded as based on scientific method or having the status of scientific truth. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > false or pretended science pseudoscience1796 dogology1820 pseudology1907 alternative science1981 woo-woo1983 1796 J. P. Andrews Hist. Great Brit. I. viii. 386 The fantastical pseudo-science of alchymy has in all ages had its numerous votaries. 1823 New Monthly Mag. 8 83 The trifling scene of the false herald alone, could not be detailed without a more intimate acquaintance with the pseudo-science of blazonry. 1838 Biblical Repertory Apr. 320 The degree of popular favour which this pseudo-science has attained in the present day. 1928 C. Dawson Age of Gods vi. 134 These pseudo-sciences were held in higher honour by the Babylonians themselves than the more utilitarian branches of knowledge. 1957 J. S. Huxley Relig. without Revelation iii. 47 Theology has been, as my grandfather T. H. Huxley said, only a pseudo-science. 1996 Time (Special Issue) Fall 43/1 Homeopathy, despite the A.M.A.'s characterization of it as a pseudo science, is another popular alternative. 2. As a mass noun: spurious or pretended science; study or research that is claimed as scientific but is not generally accepted as such. Chiefly derogatory. ΚΠ 1831 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 484 This geological text-book,..one of the most extraordinary productions with which pseudo-science ever imposed upon the public. 1850 J. G. Saxe Poems 9 The march of Progress let the Muse explore In pseudo-science, and empiric lore. 1911 J. G. Frazer Golden Bough: Magic Art (ed. 3) I. iii. 113 (table) Magic as pseudo-science. 1937 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 27 246 We may..consider..psychoanalytical theory as illustrative of the manner in which various influences combine to produce what we may call pseudo~science. 1960 Guardian 9 Dec. 5/3 The pseudo-science of the academic pollster. 1995 C. Sagan Demon-haunted World i. 6 Sparse and poor popularizations of science abandon ecological niches that pseudoscience promptly fills. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1796
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