critical scholarship, n.Definitions

Critical scholarship (n.) assumed ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠natural development everywhere, fearing that one supernatural point would wreck the whole picture.