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Scientologese

Scientologese noun: the jargon used in Scientology.

Noun

Scientologese (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The jargon used in Scientology.
    • To achieve these ends, the “priests” of Scientology, […] guide the faithful through an intense and intensive sequence of 15 self-analytical Acts, during which the neophytes clear their mind banks of doubts in the manner of a computer warming up for a new problem. These self-defeating hang-ups are...1971 September 20, Robert F[rancis] Jones, “The Prime of Mr. John Brodie”, in Sports Illustrated, volume 35, number 12, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 63, columns 1–2
    • The Scientologist, sometimes, in using Scientologese abbreviates this to “Ack”; he “acked the person.”1975, L[afayette] Ron Hubbard, “Acknowledgement”, in Dianetics and Scientology Technical Dictionary, Los Angeles, Calif.: Church of Scientology of California, →ISBN, page 6

Examples of Scientologese in a sentence

  • These self-defeating hang-ups are known in Scientologese as “service facsimiles.”1971 September 20, Robert F[rancis] Jones, “The Prime of Mr. John Brodie”, in Sports Illustrated, volume 35, number 12, New York, N.Y....
  • Speaking in full-blown Scientologese, he [Mark Rathbun] wrote, “The end result is unmocked org form, overworked and enturbulated executives and staff.”2013, Lawrence Wright, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, in Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A....

Origin of Scientologese

From Scientology + -ese.

Questions about Scientologese

What does Scientologese mean?
Scientologese means the jargon used in Scientology.
How do you use Scientologese in a sentence?
These self-defeating hang-ups are known in Scientologese as “service facsimiles.”
What part of speech is Scientologese?
Scientologese is a noun.

Words near Scientologese in the dictionary

  1. scientocracy
  2. scientocrat
  3. scientocratic
  4. scientocrats
  5. scientolism
  6. Scientologese
  7. Scientological
  8. Scientologically
  9. Scientologist
  10. Scientologistic
  11. Scientologists

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