cientologia
Portuguese
Etymology
Adapted borrowing of English Scientology.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /si.ẽ.to.loˈʒi.ɐ/ [sɪ.ẽ.to.loˈʒi.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /sjẽ.to.loˈʒi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /si.ẽ.to.loˈʒi.a/ [sɪ.ẽ.to.loˈʒi.a], (faster pronunciation) /sjẽ.to.loˈʒi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sjẽ.tu.luˈʒi.ɐ/
- Rhymes: -iɐ
Noun
cientologia f (uncountable)
- Scientology (belief system developed by L. Ron Hubbard)
Derived terms
- cientologista
Further reading
- “cientologia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “cientologia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025