religious movement

Other forms: religious movements

Definitions of religious movement

1. noun

   a movement intended to bring about religious reforms
   types:

   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

   type of:

   front, movement, social movement

   a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals