单词 | mind-curist |
释义 | > as lemmasmind-curist As the second element of compounds such as mind-curist, sure-curist (= one who dabbles in mind-cure, etc.). Π 1889 in Cent. Dict. 1907 Practitioner Apr. 580 Whether the engineer calls himself Christian Scientist, or Mind Curist, or Hypnotist, matters nothing. mind-curist mind-curist n. = mind-curer n. (a). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > psychiatry > [noun] > psychiatrist mad-doctor1697 head-doctor1850 mind-curer1856 psychiater1857 alienist1864 psychopath1864 psychiatrist1869 mind-curist1889 trick-cyclist1897 soul doctor1922 loony-doctor1925 witch doctor1930 psych1946 headshrinker1950 wig-picker1961 shrink1966 shrinker1967 1889 Harper's Mag. Nov. 968/2 This was beyond the reach of the Mind-Curists. 1904 Amer. Jrnl. Relig. Psychol. & Educ. May 80 That kind of giving up, of relaxation, which the Mind-Curist, the Christian Scientist, and the Hypnotizer..attempt to bring about. 1987 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Dec. 1315/2 The same curiosity about the unconventional led to..a spirited defence of faith-healers, Christian Scientists and ‘mind-curists’. < as lemmas |
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