单词 | reichian |
释义 | Reichianadj.n. A. adj. Of or relating to the psychoanalytical theories or practices of Wilhelm Reich (1897–1957), esp. his theories concerning the orgone, and the relationship between sexual and political repression; (of a person) following or supporting Reich and his ideas and methods. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > follower of Reich > [adjective] Reichian1945 1945 K. Burke Gram. Motives ii. i. 168 If you will grant me sufficient reservations, I think that the Reichian doctrine could be applied to this ruler who was, from the moral point of view, as thoroughly subject, and a worker, as an artisan could be. 1958 A. Ginsberg Coll. Poems (1984) 174 Called up my old Reichian analyst who'd kicked me out of therapy for smoking marijuana. 1976 Listener 8 Jan. 4/2 It provides a laboratory for Reichian radicals who see a causal relationship between sexual repression and totalitarianism, on one side, and sexual liberation and revolution, on the other. 1977 S. Sontag Illness as Metaphor viii. 62 The Victorian idea of TB as a disease of low energy (and heightened sensitivity) has its exact complement in the Reichian idea of cancer as a disease of unexpressed energy (and anesthetized feelings). 1999 S. Rushdie Ground beneath her Feet (2000) xiii. 385 She announces..her Reichian belief in the healing powers of orgone energy and multiple orgasms. B. n. A supporter of Reichian theories or practices. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > follower of Reich > [noun] Reichian1947 1947 W. S. Burroughs Let. 19 Feb. (1993) 11 As regards your psychiatric difficulties, I am not at all surprised. These jerks feel that anyone who is with it at all belongs in a nut house... I think you would do better with the Reichians who sound a good deal more hip. 1969 P. A. Robinson Freudian Left i. 10 The true Reichian is convinced that Reich's greatest contributions lay..in biophysics and astronomy. 1999 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 4 Feb. 5/2 Salinger is portrayed as a food crank, a keen student of homeopathic medicine, a Reichian, a fan of old movies and present-day television. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1945 |
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