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Scientology

Scientology proper noun: a cult with certain religious aspects, developed in 1952, focused on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard.

Proper noun

Scientology

  1. A cult with certain religious aspects, developed in 1952, focused on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard.
    • Werner Erhard's highly successful est cult is partly derived from Scientology. Erhard had some experience with Scientology in 1969. Then he worked for a while in Mind Dynamics, itself an offshoot of Jose Silva's Mind Control.1985, Rodney Stark, Religious movements: Genesis, Exodus, and Numbers, Paragon House Publishers, →ISBN, page 167
    • Est (Erhard Seminars Training) has been a singularly successful synthetic derivation, which has itself gone on to generate new movements, transmitting aspects of Scientology thought or practice far from the domain of L. Ron Hubbard.1987, David G. Bromley, The Future of New Religious Movements, Mercer University Press, →ISBN, page 82

Scientology meaning in Tamil

Scientology in Tamil

அறிவியல் புலமை

Origin of Scientology

From the stem of Latin scientia (“knowledge”), from sciō (“to know”), + -ology.

Words formed from Scientology

Questions about Scientology

What does Scientology mean?
Scientology means a cult with certain religious aspects, developed in 1952, focused on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard.
What is Scientology in Tamil?
Scientology in Tamil is அறிவியல் புலமை. See Scientology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Scientology?
Scientology is a proper noun.

Words near Scientology in the dictionary

  1. Scientological
  2. Scientologically
  3. Scientologist
  4. Scientologistic
  5. Scientologists
  6. Scientology
  7. scientometric
  8. scientometrical
  9. scientometrically
  10. scientometrician
  11. scientometricians

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