Buchmanism

American

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

noun

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

Buchmanism British

/ ˈbʊkməˌnɪzəm /

noun

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; -ism

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

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"Buchmanism" never seems to worry about funds.

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

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He also said that his 1941 finding that Buchmanism was "an essential element of our national-defense program" was "no endorsement of the work or policies of this movement."

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Buchmanism's recent disastrous decline in both Britain and America was highlighted this month when it lost both its U.S. headquarters and its chief U.S. exponent.

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