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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' + -ics

Dianetics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Dianetics in the British & World English dictionary