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Reichian

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Relating to or influenced by the Austrian psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957) and his therapeutic methods.

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Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychoanalysis, psychology, sciences

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to Charles A. Reich (1928–2019), American academic whose 1970 book The Greening of America was a paean to the counterculture of the 1960s.

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noun

Meaning 3

A follower of Reich or his methods.

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Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychoanalysis, psychology, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Reich Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Reichian From Reich + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Norwegian: reichiansk — relating to or influenced by the Austrian psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich
  • Norwegian: reichianer — follower of Reich or his methods