Dianetics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /daɪəˈnɛtɪks/ (UK, US)
Etymology
Coined by author and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard from Ancient Greek διά (diá, “through”) + νοῦς (noûs, “mind”); an alteration of dianoetic. Literally, “through the soul”.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A self-help system designed by L. Ron Hubbard, today chiefly employed in Scientology.
In psychology, Dianetics drops into line without disturbing anything concerned with staffs or research or teaching posts, for psychology is simply the study of the psyche and now that there exists a science of the psyche it can go ahead with a will. Thus, Dianetics is the enemy of none, and Dianetics falls utterly outside all existing legislation, none of which anticipated or made any provision for a science of mind.
1950, L. Ron Hubbard, Dianetics, New Era Publications, published 1999, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 220:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dianetics | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (7)
fi dianetiikka (self-help system now used in Scientology) · ar دَايَنَتِكْس (self-help system now used in Scientology) · fr dianétique (self-help system now used in Scientology) · es dianética (self-help system now used in Scientology) · da dianetik (self-help system now used in Scientology) · eo dianetiko (self-help system now used in Scientology) · it dianetica (self-help system now used in Scientology)