单词 | preclear |
释义 | preclearn. In Scientology: a person who has begun a course of dianetic therapy but is not yet a ‘clear’ (clear adj., adv., and n. Additions). ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > other non-Christian sects > Scientology > [noun] > person > pre(-)clear preclear1950 1950 L. R. Hubbard Dianetics iii. iii. 176 The terms pre-release and pre-clear are used to designate an individual entered into and undergoing dianetic therapy. The term pre-clear is used most commonly. 1968 Economist 3 Aug. 40/2 In this state he is known as a ‘preclear’. 1987 Sydney Morning Herald 21 Nov. 83/7 They could make ‘real money’, he noted, if each clinic could count on 10 or 15 pre-clears..a week, each paying $500 for 24 hours of auditing. 2001 Sunday Mercury (Birmingham) (Nexis) 5 Aug. 8 Until they [sc. emotional and physical suffering, bad thoughts and misdeeds] are removed, the Thetan cannot operate and the Scientologist is known as a pre-clear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmaspre-clear pre-clear v. Brit. /(ˌ)priːˈklɪə/ , U.S. /ˌpriˈklɪ(ə)r/ ΚΠ 1953 Math. Tables & Other Aids Computation 7 113 ‘Clear’ or ‘Hold’ where ‘Clear’ signifies the desire to preclear the accumulator to zero. 2003 National Post (Canada) 8 Apr. a16/2 U.S. officials say they did not ask Canada to pre-clear ferry passengers. < n.1950 as lemmas |
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