nieuwe religieuze beweging

Dutch

Etymology

Calque of English new religious movement.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌniu̯.ə reː.liˌɣjøː.zə bəˈʋeː.ɣɪŋ/

Noun

nieuwe religieuze beweging f (plural nieuwe religieuze bewegingen)

  1. new religious movement (marginal and relatively novel religious movement)

Usage notes
  • This is a scholarly and more neutral term for what is popularly and pejoratively known as a sekte (“cult”). The term may be unclear to non-specialists who are liable to analyse it as a sum of parts.
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