Moonie
/ˈmuːni
/noun [often as modifier] informal, often derogatory
A member of the Unification Church.In his earlier work, Stark developed a theory about the growth of new religious movements, based on his studies of Mormons, Moonies and others....
- Others, particularly the Moonies, use fear as an element to get prospective members to bond.
- Citizens should be free to believe whatever they wish, whether it is obvious chicanery like the Moonies or the Scientologists, splinter group religions like the Amish, or the major world religions.
Origin
1970s: from the name of its founder, Sun Myung Moon (see Moon, Sun Myung).
Rhymes
- on-carry
- once
- once again (or more)
- once and for all (or once for all)
- once and future
- once a ——, always a ——
- once bitten, twice shy
- once-born
- once-fired
- once-for-all
- once in a blue moon
- once in a lifetime
- onceness
- once-off
- once-only
- once (or every once) in a while
- once or twice
- once-over
- oncer
- once-through
- once upon a time
- on-chip
- onchocercal
- onchocerciasis
- onchocercosis