Buchmanism
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Buchmanism
1925–30; Frank N. D. Buchman (1879–1961), U.S. religious leader; see -ism
Example Sentences
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One of the tenets of Buchmanism is "Absolute Honesty."
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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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Of Acting President Duffield the Presbyterian there is this to be added: Buchmanism, the doctrine of soul-baring which Princeton ousted from its campus in 1926, revolts him.
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To hear direct testimony, to see Buchmanism at first hand had they come.
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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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