1. existing or occurring before the development of modern scientific methods and knowledge

Examples

• Ancient Greek philosophers had prescientific theories about the nature of matter.
• Many prescientific cultures explained natural phenomena through mythology.
• The prescientific era relied heavily on observation without systematic experimentation.
• Prescientific medicine often involved herbal remedies and spiritual practices.
• Before the Renaissance, prescientific thinking dominated European intellectual life.
• Prescientific astronomy was based on naked-eye observations of celestial bodies.