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Buchmanism

[ book-muh-niz-uhm, buhk- ]

noun

  1. the principles or the international movement of Moral Re-Armament or of the Oxford Group, or belief in or adherence to them.


Buchmanism

/ ˈʊ쳾əˌɪə /

noun

  1. another name for Moral Rearmament
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܳ󳾲ˌٱ, nounadjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ܳ··ٱ [book, -m, uh, -nahyt, buhk, -], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Buchmanism1

1925–30; Frank N. D. Buchman (1879–1961), U.S. religious leader; -ism
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Buchmanism1

C20: named after Frank Buchman (1878–1961), US evangelist who founded it
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Example Sentences

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Today the high command of Buchmanism is more mature, the movement calls itself the Oxford Group,* and its policies have been weaned from sex.

Buchmanism, much more respectable than it was a few years ago, is apparently much less preoccupied by sex-sensationalism.

Buchmanism's hard-worked tenets Author Russell cheerfully, anecdotally examines.

"Buchmanism" never seems to worry about funds.

Buchmanism is about 20 years old, a mere infant in the range of religious history.

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