nieuwe religieuze beweging

Dutch

Etymology

Calque of English new religious movement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌniu̯.ə reː.liˌɣjøː.zə bəˈʋeː.ɣɪŋ/

Noun

nieuwe religieuze beweging f (plural nieuwe religieuze bewegingen)

1. new religious movement (marginal and relatively novel religious movement)

Usage notes

• This is a scholarly and more neutral term for what is popularly and pejoratively known as a sekte (“cult”). The term may be unclear to non-specialists who are liable to analyse it as a sum of parts.