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Children of God

American  

noun

  1. a highly disciplined, fundamentalist Christian sect, active especially in the early 1970s, whose mostly young converts live in communes.


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Originally called the Children of God, the name was later changed to the Family after one of many rounds of well-deserved bad publicity.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2021

The Children of God was founded in the counter-culture of 1960s America.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2020

Two of our experts also recommended Living in the Children of God by David Van Zandt.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2018

The New York attorney general found an estimated 120 Children of God communes in 1974, many of whose members were required to surrender their personal belongings and money to leaders of local homes.

From The Guardian • Mar. 11, 2017

He assumed forthwith the title of "Colonel of the Children of God," and named his camp "The camp of the Eternal!"

From The Huguenots in France by Smiles, Samuel

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