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

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Etymology

Origin of Buchmanism

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

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Example Sentences

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Buchmanism

Nevertheless, the array of sponsors showed that what was once "Buchmanism" and is now The Groups has at last found wide favor in high places.

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

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Buchmanism, in its essentials, is easily seen as an adaptation of Christianity which contains many features of traditional excellence.

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It also demonstrates that Buchmanism is a bore, at least in the movies, and that Joan Crawford, Fredric March, Rose Hobart, Nigel Bruce and Bruce Cabot are not.

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Frank N. D. Buchman, instigator of "Buchmanism" among the young people of U. S. colleges, last week closed a "house party" of his adepts at Lake Minnewaska.

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