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new religious movement

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

(abbreviated NRM) Any religious community or spiritual group of modern origins, having a peripheral place within a state's dominant religious culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: lifestyle, religion

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12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 新興宗教 /新兴宗教 (xīnxīng zōngjiào) — religious community or spiritual group
  • Dutch: nieuwe religieuze beweging — religious community or spiritual group
  • Finnish: uusi uskonnollinen liike — religious community or spiritual group
  • French: nouveau mouvement religieux — religious community or spiritual group
  • German: neue religiöse Bewegung — religious community or spiritual group
  • Italian: nuovo movimento religioso — religious community or spiritual group
  • Polish: nowy ruch religijny — religious community or spiritual group
  • Portuguese: novo movimento religioso — religious community or spiritual group
  • Romanian: nouă mișcare religioasă — religious community or spiritual group
  • Russian: но́вое религио́зное движе́ние (nóvoje religióznoje dvižénije) — religious community or spiritual group
  • Spanish: nuevo movimiento religioso — religious community or spiritual group
  • Turkish: yeni dinî hareket — religious community or spiritual group