Dianetics Syllabification: (Di·a·net·ics)Pronunciation: /ˌdīəˈnetiks/Definition of Dianetics noun [treated as singular] a system developed by the founder of the Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, that aims to relieve psychosomatic disorder by cleansing the mind of harmful mental images. Origin: 1950s: from Greek dianoētikos 'relating to thought' + -icsDianetics in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Dianetics in the British & World English dictionary