Scientologyn.

Brit.

/ˌsʌɪənˈtɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/ˌsaɪənˈtɑlədʒi/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin scientia , -ology comb. form.

Etymology: < scient- (in classical Latin scientia science n.) + -ology comb. form.

†1. S. P. Andrews' name for: the study of the stage of the evolution of being in which the principles of science predominate. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1871 S. P. Andrews Primary Synopsis of Universology & Alwato p. xiii Scientology, the Science of Scientismus, or of that Secondary Department of Being, or Stage of Evolution, in which Scientism, the Spirit or Principle of Science (or that which is analogous with Science) preponderates.

2. depreciative. With lower-case initial. Science based on uncritical acceptance of scientific doctrine without due consideration of empirical evidence. rare.

ΚΠ

1907 A. Upward New Word x. iv. 145 Unhappily scientology is as often mistaken for science as theology is for worship.

3. Also with lower-case initial. A religious system based on the seeking of self-knowledge and spiritual fulfilment through graded courses of study and training. Cf. dianetics n.Scientology was founded in 1951 by L. Ron Hubbard (1911–86).Scientology is a proprietary name for goods and services related to this system.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > other non-Christian sects > Scientology > [noun]

Scientology1951

1951 L. R. Hubbard (title) Handbook for Preclears: Scientology.

1965 L. R. Hubbard Scientol. Abridged Dict. 30 Scientology, an applied religious philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge, which, through the application of its technology can bring about desirable changes in the conditions of life.

1975 D. Lodge Changing Places v. 176 A young man distributing, without conviction, leaflets about courses in Scientology.

1980 Daily Tel. 14 July 3/1 A Scientology spokesman said the removal of the ban [on the immigration of Scientologists to the United Kingdom] would be ‘in keeping with Mrs Thatcher's beliefs in individual freedom and human rights’.

2012 A. Clifford Geol. Model of Relig. viii. 347 The central afterlife belief of Scientology is that spirits, known as thetans, are immortal and undergo a Dharmic-like reincarnation cycle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scientology
释义	Scientologyn. Brit. /ˌsʌɪənˈtɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌsaɪənˈtɑlədʒi/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin scientia , -ology comb. form. Etymology: < scient- (in classical Latin scientia science n.) + -ology comb. form. †1. S. P. Andrews' name for: the study of the stage of the evolution of being in which the principles of science predominate. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1871 S. P. Andrews Primary Synopsis of Universology & Alwato p. xiii Scientology, the Science of Scientismus, or of that Secondary Department of Being, or Stage of Evolution, in which Scientism, the Spirit or Principle of Science (or that which is analogous with Science) preponderates. 2. depreciative. With lower-case initial. Science based on uncritical acceptance of scientific doctrine without due consideration of empirical evidence. rare. ΚΠ 1907 A. Upward New Word x. iv. 145 Unhappily scientology is as often mistaken for science as theology is for worship. 3. Also with lower-case initial. A religious system based on the seeking of self-knowledge and spiritual fulfilment through graded courses of study and training. Cf. dianetics n.Scientology was founded in 1951 by L. Ron Hubbard (1911–86).Scientology is a proprietary name for goods and services related to this system. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > other non-Christian sects > Scientology > [noun] Scientology1951 1951 L. R. Hubbard (title) Handbook for Preclears: Scientology. 1965 L. R. Hubbard Scientol. Abridged Dict. 30 Scientology, an applied religious philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge, which, through the application of its technology can bring about desirable changes in the conditions of life. 1975 D. Lodge Changing Places v. 176 A young man distributing, without conviction, leaflets about courses in Scientology. 1980 Daily Tel. 14 July 3/1 A Scientology spokesman said the removal of the ban [on the immigration of Scientologists to the United Kingdom] would be ‘in keeping with Mrs Thatcher's beliefs in individual freedom and human rights’. 2012 A. Clifford Geol. Model of Relig. viii. 347 The central afterlife belief of Scientology is that spirits, known as thetans, are immortal and undergo a Dharmic-like reincarnation cycle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1871
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