preclear, n.
(priːˈklɪə(r))
Also pre-clear.
[f. pre- B. 2 + clear n.]
In Scientology, a person who has begun a course of dianetic therapy but is not yet a ‘clear’ (see *clear n. 6).
| 1950 L. R. Hubbard Dianetics iii. iii. 176 The terms pre-release and pre-clear are used to designate an individual entered into and undergoing dianetic therapy. The term pre-clear is used most commonly. 1968 Economist 3 Aug. 40/2 In this state he is known as a ‘preclear’. 1987 Sydney Morning Herald 21 Nov. 83/7 They could make ‘real money’, he noted, if each clinic could count on 10 or 15 pre-clears..a week, each paying $500 for 24 hours of auditing. |