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Scientologist

Scientologist noun: a follower of Scientology, whether belonging to the "official" Church of Scientology or being outside in the so-called Free Zone.

Noun

Scientologist (plural Scientologists)

  1. A follower of Scientology, whether belonging to the "official" Church of Scientology or being outside in the so-called Free Zone.
    • I felt great and I got rid of some stuff that I didn't realize that I was dragging around. And I said, 'Whoa, I think I've become a Scientologist.' -- Isaac Hayes1998 December 14, A&E Staff with Bill Kurtis, “Inside Scientology”, in A&E Investigative Reports, A&E Network, retrieved 01 Nov 2007
    • Tory Bezazian was a veteran Scientologist who loved going after church critics. Until she met the darkest detractor of all.2001 September 27, Tony Ortega, “Sympathy For The Devil”, in New Times Los Angeles

Adjective

Scientologist

  1. Of or relating to Scientology or Scientologists.
    • Neither of them had heard of Kelly or Kalki, but then neither of them had heard of Horace, Alexander Pope, [Blaise] Pascal, [Denis] Diderot, [Werner] Heisenberg’s law or entropy. Their lives were spent, successfully, repelling information. They were perfect “clears,” to use Scientologist jargon.1978, Gore Vidal, chapter 2, in Kalki: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, page 18
    • He [Robert de Grimston] graduated from a Scientology unit, and within fourteen weeks became a Scientologist “therapist.”1980, Jerry Bergman, “William Sims Bainbridge. Satan’s Power: A Deviant Psychotherapy Cult. […]”, in Review of Religious Research, volume 22, New York, N.Y.: Religious Research Association, →ISSN...

Examples of Scientologist in a sentence

  • You can't drive past an accident, because as a Scientologist you are the only one who can help. -- Tom Cruise2008, Andrew Morton, Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography, New York: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page Back Jacket:
  • They moved a group of dancers and Scientologist friends into the Row and created a pageant called U.2006, Joe Boyd, chapter 27, in White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s, London: Serpent’s Tail, →ISBN, page 223:

Synonyms of Scientologist

Forms of Scientologist

pluralScientologists

Origin of Scientologist

From Latin scientia + -ologist.

Questions about Scientologist

What does Scientologist mean?
Scientologist means a follower of Scientology, whether belonging to the "official" Church of Scientology or being outside in the so-called Free Zone.
How do you use Scientologist in a sentence?
You can't drive past an accident, because as a Scientologist you are the only one who can help. -- Tom Cruise
What part of speech is Scientologist?
Scientologist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Scientologist?
The plural of Scientologist is Scientologists.

Words near Scientologist in the dictionary

  1. scientocrats
  2. scientolism
  3. Scientologese
  4. Scientological
  5. Scientologically
  6. Scientologist
  7. Scientologistic
  8. Scientologists
  9. Scientology
  10. scientometric
  11. scientometrical

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