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new religious movements

new religious movements is the plural of new religious movement.

Meaning of new religious movement

Noun

new religious movement (plural new religious movements)

  1. (abbreviated NRM) Any religious community or spiritual group of modern origins, having a peripheral place within a state's dominant religious culture.
    • TM, Erhard Seminars Training (est), and the Rajneesh Foundation are currently the most visible NRMs offering a release service to clients in Western Europe, but a large number of smaller groups are also in operation.1987, James A. Beckford, New Religious Movements and Rapid Social Change, SAGE Publications Ltd, →ISBN, page 44

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What is new religious movements the plural of?
New religious movements is the plural of new religious movement.

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