Scientologya set of religious beliefs and practices invented by American author L. Ron Hubbard
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a new religious movement that originated in the United States in the mid-20th century
indoctrinationthe process of having ideas, attitudes, or beliefs impressed on one
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the process of teaching a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically
propagandabiased or misleading information used to promote a political cause or point of view
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information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular cause or point of view
coercionthe act of persuading someone forcefully to do something that they do not want to do
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the practice of persuading someone to do something by use of force or threats
totalitariancharacteristic of a political system in which control is in the hands of an autocratic leader or state
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relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state