prescientific
adjective
pre·sci·en·tif·ic
ˌprē-ˌsī-ən-ˈti-fik 
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a period before the rise of modern science or a state prior to the application of the scientific method
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Using a panoply of colorful examples, the author artfully illustrates the frustrations, uncertainty, poorly founded confidence and frequent futility of medical practice in the prescientific age.
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Adrian Woolfson, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2018
In a prescientific world, the sun’s unexpected diminishment and even disappearance must have been utterly terrifying.
—Rabbi Dan Fink, idahostatesman, 18 Aug. 2017
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Adrian Woolfson, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2018
In a prescientific world, the sun’s unexpected diminishment and even disappearance must have been utterly terrifying.
—Rabbi Dan Fink, idahostatesman, 18 Aug. 2017
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“Prescientific.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prescientific. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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