Psychiana

noun

Psy·​chi·​ana

ˌsīkēˈanə,

-ˈänə also -ˈānə

plural -s

: a religion disseminated principally through lessons and publications sent out on a mail-order basis from its headquarters in Moscow, Idaho and based on a central message that each individual is capable of discovering and utilizing the spiritual power within him to achieve his own requisites (as health, happiness, and financial success)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from psych- + -ana

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