religious movement

Noun
  1. A movement intended to bring about religious reforms (synset 108490798)
    is a type of: front, movement, social movement - a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
    subtypes:
    • islamism - a fundamentalist Islamic revivalist movement generally characterized by moral conservatism and the literal interpretation of the Koran and the attempt to implement Islamic values in all aspects of life
    • akhbari - a religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli
    • usuli - a religious movement by Persian Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iran that is opposed to the Akhbari
    • counter reformation - the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected); many leaders were Jesuits
    • ecumenical movement - a movement aimed to promote understanding and cooperation among Christian churches; aimed ultimately at universal Christian unity
    • gallicanism - a religious movement originating among the French Roman Catholic clergy that favored the restriction of papal control and the achievement by each nation of individual administrative autonomy of the church
    • chabad, chabad-lubavitch, lubavitch, lubavitch movement - a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study
    • oxford movement - 19th-century movement in the Church of England opposing liberal tendencies
    • pietism - 17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion
    • protestant reformation, reformation - a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches
    • taleban, taliban - a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government
    • nation of islam - a group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black Americans

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