prescientific
/ˌpriːsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
adjective
- Relating to a time before the development of modern science, or based on beliefs and methods that existed before scientific methods were established.
- The alchemists' prescientific approach to chemistry mixed observation with magic and mysticism.
- In prescientific times, people often believed that diseases were caused by evil spirits or bad air.
- The ancient Greeks had many prescientific explanations for natural phenomena like lightning and earthquakes.
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