Buchmanism

American  

[book-muh-niz-uhm, buhk-] / ˈbʊk məˌnɪz əm, ˈbʌk- /

noun

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

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Buchmanism British  

/ ˈbʊkməˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. another name for Moral Rearmament

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Other Word Forms

• Buchmanite noun

Etymology

Origin of Buchmanism

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

Example Sentences

The ranks of Buchmanism are by no means filled with the sons of the humble; the founder of the sect has an attraction if not a predilection for the rich and for crowned heads.

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He has abandoned his onetime claim that Buchmanism simply makes Baptists better Baptists, Catholics better Catholics, etc.

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The patient votaries of that curious collegiate cult called "Buchmanism," received last week one of the rebuffs upon which they thrive.

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Dr. Steinmetz also found paranoid symptoms in the "Moral Rearmament" movement engendered by Buchmanism.

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We are in such a state of jitters that our religious leaders are falling for Buchmanism, our industrial, financial and economic leaders solemnly discussing "Technocracy," and our political leaders quarreling about decimal points in beer.

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