Definition of science

1  The state of knowing : knowledge as distinguished from ignorance or misunderstanding

2a A department of systematized knowledge as an object of study the science of theology

2b  Something (such as a sport or technique) that may be studied or learned like systematized knowledge have it down to a science

3a Knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method

3b Such knowledge or such a system of knowledge concerned with the physical world and its phenomena : natural science

4 A system or method reconciling practical ends with scientific laws cooking is both a science and an art

5 capitalized : christian science

 

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