Glossary of Scientology information

This glossary presents Scientology terms which are used in Wikipedia or encountered regularly in media. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S...

Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices invented by the American author L. Ron Hubbard, and an associated movement. It is variously defined as a...

In Scientology, the concept of the thetan (/ˈθeɪtən/) is similar to the concept of self, or the spirit or soul as found in several belief systems. The...

The Church of Scientology maintains a wide variety of beliefs and practices. The core belief holds that a human is an immortal, spiritual being (thetan)...

celebrities and getting them to endorse Scientology to the public at large has been important to the Church of Scientology since its early days. The organization...

of Scientology is a group of interconnected corporate entities and other organizations devoted to the practice, administration and dissemination of Scientology...

used in Scientology to describe the "antisocial personalities" who, according to Scientology's founder L. Ron Hubbard, make up about 2.5% of the population...

of Scientology's secret "Advanced Technology", a sacred and esoteric teaching. According to the "Technology", Xenu was the extraterrestrial ruler of a...

in 1954, the Church of Scientology has been involved in a number of controversies, including its stance on psychiatry, Scientology's legitimacy as a religion...

Recognition of Scientology and the Church of Scientology varies from country to country with respect to state recognition for religious status, charitable...

Scientology terminology consists of a complex assortment of jargon used by Scientologists in conjunction with the practice of Scientology and in their...

In Scientology, Operating Thetan (OT) is a state of complete spiritual freedom in which one is a "willing and knowing cause over life, thought, matter...

Church of Scientology during the 1970s to purge unfavorable records about Scientology and its founder, L. Ron Hubbard. This project included a series of infiltrations...

Scientology ethics and justice are a collection of policies and procedures by L. Ron Hubbard and used by the Church of Scientology. Scientology defines...

Church of Scientology network operates as a multinational conglomerate of companies with personnel, executives, organizational charts, chains of command...

The Church of Scientology has been involved in numerous court disputes across the world. In some cases, when the Church has initiated the dispute, questions...

10, 1955) is an Australian-American former senior executive of the Church of Scientology International (CSI) and the Sea Organization based in the United...

The worldwide network of Church of Scientology organizations consists of numerous entities and corporations, located in the United States as well as in...

second and current leader of the Church of Scientology. His official title within the organization is Chairman of the Board of the Religious Technology...

The Church of Scientology publicly classifies itself as a religion, but scholars and other observers regard it as a business, because the organization...