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Moonie

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Moon·ie  (mn)
n. Often Offensive
A member of the Unification Church.

[After Sun Myung Moon.]

Moonie [ˈmuːnɪ]
n Informal
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) a member of the Unification Church
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) (plural; preceded by the) the Unification Church
[named after the founder Sun Myung Moon (born 1920), S Korean industrialist]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Moonie - an often derogatory term for a member of the Unification Church
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
Unification Church - a Christian church (with some Buddhist elements) founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon and known for staging mass weddings and other communal activities
religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity
Translations
Moonie [ˈmuːnɪ] Nmiembro mf de la Iglesia de la Unificación
Moonie
n (inf)Anhänger(in) m(f)der Mun-Sekte, Moonie m (inf)


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