ancient astronaut
ancient astronaut noun: any of the extraterrestrial beings that, according to the pseudoscientific belief of paleocontact, visited Earth in the distant past, influencing human culture, technology, or religion.
Noun
ancient astronaut (plural ancient astronauts)
- Any of the extraterrestrial beings that, according to the pseudoscientific belief of paleocontact, visited Earth in the distant past, influencing human culture, technology, or religion.
- Is it possible for scientists to demonstrate that ancient astronauts have ever been here? No.2001, Charles M. Wynn, Arthur W. Wiggins, Sidney Harris, Quantum leaps in the wrong direction: where real science ends-- and pseudoscience begins, Joseph Henry Press, page 58
- Although academics have spent many hours showing the errors in von Däniken's reasoning, the Ancient Astronaut notion remains alive.2002, Michael Shermer, The Skeptic encyclopedia of pseudoscience, Volume 2, ABC-CLIO, page 530
- Synonyms:
- ancient alien
Synonyms of ancient astronaut
Forms of ancient astronaut
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Questions about ancient astronaut
- What does ancient astronaut mean?
- Ancient astronaut means any of the extraterrestrial beings that, according to the pseudoscientific belief of paleocontact, visited Earth in the distant past, influencing human culture, technology, or religion.
- What part of speech is ancient astronaut?
- Ancient astronaut is a noun.
- What is the plural of ancient astronaut?
- The plural of ancient astronaut is ancient astronauts.
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