A follower of Scientology, whether belonging to the "official" Church of Scientology or being outside in the so-called Free Zone.
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 Hayes1998 December 14, A&E Staff with Bill Kurtis, “Inside Scientology”, in A&E Investigative Reports, A&E Network, retrieved 01 Nov 2007:
Tory Bezazian was a veteran Scientologist who loved going after church critics. Until she met the darkest detractor of all.2001 September 27, Tony Ortega, “Sympathy For The Devil”, in New Times Los Angeles:
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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.2002 February 2, Peter Lalor, “Why you will find yourself at the Forum”, in Daily Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: News Limited, page 35:
You can't drive past an accident, because as a Scientologist you are the only one who can help. -- Tom Cruise2008, Andrew Morton, Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography, New York: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page Back Jacket:
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.1978, Gore Vidal, chapter 2, in Kalki: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, page 18:
He [Robert de Grimston] graduated from a Scientology unit, and within fourteen weeks became a Scientologist “therapist.”1980, Jerry Bergman, “William Sims Bainbridge. Satan’s Power: A Deviant Psychotherapy Cult. […]”, in Review of Religious Research, volume 22, New York, N.Y.: Religious Research Association, →ISSN, →OCLC, Book Reviews section, page 93:
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They moved a group of dancers and Scientologist friends into the Row and created a pageant called U.2006, Joe Boyd, chapter 27, in White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s, London: Serpent’s Tail, →ISBN, page 223: