English > religious movement: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | A movement intended to bring about religious reforms. |
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| Narrower | Akhbari | A religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli |
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| 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) |
| Gallicanism | A religious movement originating among the French Roman Catholic clergy that favored / favored the restriction of papal control and the achievement by each nation of individual administrative autonomy of the church |
| 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 |
| Lubavitch, Lubavitch movement, Chabad-Lubavitch, Chabad | A large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study |
| Nation of Islam | A group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black Americans |
| 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 |
| Reformation, Protestant Reformation | A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform / reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches |
| Taliban, Taleban | A fundamentalist Islamic militia |
| Usuli | A religious movement by Persian Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iran that is opposed to the Akhbari |
| ecumenical movement | A movement aimed to promote understanding and cooperation among Christian churches |
| Broader | movement, social movement, front | A group of people with a common ideology / ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals |
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| Spanish | movimiento religioso |
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| Catalan | moviment religiós |
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