scientologist
/sˌaɪəntˈɑlədʒəst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A follower of Scientology, whether belonging to the "official" Church of Scientology or being outside in the so-called Free Zone.
adj
Of or relating to Scientology or Scientologists.
Example Sentences
- "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 Hayes"
- "Tory Bezazian was a veteran Scientologist who loved going after church critics. Until she met the darkest detractor of all."
- "But what is it and where does it come from? Landmark Forum evolved from est (Erhard Seminar Training) an intense and controversial newage selfhelp group of the 1970s and '80s using a combination of Eastern philosophies developed by former scientologist Werner Erhard."
- "You can't drive past an accident, because as a Scientologist you are the only one who can help. -- Tom Cruise"
- "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."
- "He [Robert de Grimston] graduated from a Scientology unit, and within fourteen weeks became a Scientologist “therapist.”"
Etymology
From Latin scientia + -ologist.
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: la:scientia