Scientology
/sʌɪənˈtɒlədʒi
/noun [mass noun]
A religious system based on the seeking of self-knowledge and spiritual fulfilment through graded courses of study and training. It was founded by American science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard (1911–86) in 1955.Earlier this month, stunning Katie, who was raised a Catholic, admitted she had been studying Scientology....
- All religions require learning and sacrifice, and Scientology is no exception.
- There are so many specific daily results that I get from Dianetics and Scientology.
- Scientology and Scientologist are proprietary names for goods and services relating to membership of the Church of Scientology.
Derivatives
Scientologist
- Non-Christians, whether they are Muslim, Jew, Taoist, Buddhist, Scientologist, atheist or whatever, will be even more offended.
- Nevertheless, Scientologists continue to use the e-meter in auditing, although some models are designed for ease of use by a single person, presumably to help with their spiritual development.
- In French lawsuits involving the Scientologists, millions of pages of evidence suddenly were missing, making it difficult for prosecutors to go forward.
Origin
From Latin scientia 'knowledge' + -logy.