scientificismn.

Brit.

/ˌsʌɪənˈtɪfᵻsɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˌsaɪənˈtɪfəˌsɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: scientific adj., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < scientific adj. + -ism suffix.

1. Somewhat depreciative. Language that is regarded as characteristic of scientists or scientific writing; scientific jargon; an instance of this. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > register > [noun] > jargon > used by other groups

indenture Englisha1568

water language1702

jockeyism1802

slum1812

Polari1846

stable-language1856

scientificism1860

water-slang1860

Oxfordish1863

galley-slang1867

pitmatic1885

commercialese1910

legalese1911

academese1917

Hollywoodese1920

businessese1921

Hollywoodism1925

trade unionese1927

advertisingese1929

officese1935

sociologese1940

Whitehallese1940

Newspeak1949

patter1949

Pentagonese1950

educationese1958

computerese1960

managementese1961

spacespeak1963

computer-speak1968

techno-jargon1972

business-speak1973

Eurospeak1975

Euro-jargon1976

technospeak1976

doctorspeak1977

corporate-speak1978

medspeak1979

mellowspeak1979

technobabble1981

teenspeak1982

management-speak1986

codespeak1987

1860 John Bull & Britannia 25 Aug. 539/1 Without any pedantic scientificism, Mr. Buckland has shown how much of amusement, how much of suggestive information, may be attained..without the disagreeable preliminary of putting oneself through a course of the ologies.

1989 L. R. Aiken Assessm. Personality iv. 116 Colloquialisms, clichés, and vulgar expressions are also bad form, as are scientificisms and similar jargon.

2. Belief in or advocacy of science and the scientific method; spec. the theory or belief that all phenomena can be scientifically explained. Cf. scientism n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > empiricism > [noun] > scientificism or elements of

sciential faithc1454

scientism1871

scientificism1875

1875 W. James MS Ess. & Notes (1988) 296 In a rough way materialism or ‘scientificism’ gratifies no. 1 [sc. an explanation of things by their cause].

1897 W. James Will to Believe 165 Subjectivism has three great branches,—we may call them scientificism, sentimentalism, and sensualism, respectively.

1915 Yale Rev. Oct. 79 Modern scientificism is skeptical enough about spirit, and quite sure about body.

1967 Times Lit. Suppl. 15 July 448/5 Bishop's ‘scientificism’ never suffocated his humanity or..his ‘Englishness’.

2005 Health & Hist. 7 60 The [medical] profession..was gathering more scientific momentum. The language that came with this increased ‘scientificism’ can, to an extent, be revealed in these records.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scientificism
释义	scientificismn. Brit. /ˌsʌɪənˈtɪfᵻsɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfəˌsɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: scientific adj., -ism suffix. Etymology: < scientific adj. + -ism suffix. 1. Somewhat depreciative. Language that is regarded as characteristic of scientists or scientific writing; scientific jargon; an instance of this. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > register > [noun] > jargon > used by other groups indenture Englisha1568 water language1702 jockeyism1802 slum1812 Polari1846 stable-language1856 scientificism1860 water-slang1860 Oxfordish1863 galley-slang1867 pitmatic1885 commercialese1910 legalese1911 academese1917 Hollywoodese1920 businessese1921 Hollywoodism1925 trade unionese1927 advertisingese1929 officese1935 sociologese1940 Whitehallese1940 Newspeak1949 patter1949 Pentagonese1950 educationese1958 computerese1960 managementese1961 spacespeak1963 computer-speak1968 techno-jargon1972 business-speak1973 Eurospeak1975 Euro-jargon1976 technospeak1976 doctorspeak1977 corporate-speak1978 medspeak1979 mellowspeak1979 technobabble1981 teenspeak1982 management-speak1986 codespeak1987 1860 John Bull & Britannia 25 Aug. 539/1 Without any pedantic scientificism, Mr. Buckland has shown how much of amusement, how much of suggestive information, may be attained..without the disagreeable preliminary of putting oneself through a course of the ologies. 1989 L. R. Aiken Assessm. Personality iv. 116 Colloquialisms, clichés, and vulgar expressions are also bad form, as are scientificisms and similar jargon. 2. Belief in or advocacy of science and the scientific method; spec. the theory or belief that all phenomena can be scientifically explained. Cf. scientism n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > empiricism > [noun] > scientificism or elements of sciential faithc1454 scientism1871 scientificism1875 1875 W. James MS Ess. & Notes (1988) 296 In a rough way materialism or ‘scientificism’ gratifies no. 1 [sc. an explanation of things by their cause]. 1897 W. James Will to Believe 165 Subjectivism has three great branches,—we may call them scientificism, sentimentalism, and sensualism, respectively. 1915 Yale Rev. Oct. 79 Modern scientificism is skeptical enough about spirit, and quite sure about body. 1967 Times Lit. Suppl. 15 July 448/5 Bishop's ‘scientificism’ never suffocated his humanity or..his ‘Englishness’. 2005 Health & Hist. 7 60 The [medical] profession..was gathering more scientific momentum. The language that came with this increased ‘scientificism’ can, to an extent, be revealed in these records. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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