New Thought

American  

noun

1. a system of doctrine and practice originating in the 19th century and stressing the power of thought to control physical and mental events.

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New Thought British  

noun

1. a movement interested in spiritual healing and the power of constructive thinking

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Other Word Forms

• New Thoughter
  noun
• New Thoughtist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of New Thought

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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New Thought

In the late nineteenth century, this trend manifested as the cult of success known as New Thought.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 28, 2019

Together with another New Thought adherent, Louise Hay, Williamson founded the Center for Living, a nonprofit with outposts in L.A. and New York City that hosted support groups and lectures.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2019

People like Cyrus Teed and Father Divine were only the most zealous exponents of America’s unofficial national faith: a spiritual smorgasbord of positive thinking, seasoned by the eclectic 19th-century movement known as New Thought.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2019

She was often referred to as the "first lady of the New Thought Christian community."

From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 24, 2014

He was asked to address half a dozen different branches of the New Thought movement.

From An American Suffragette by Stevens, Isaac Newton