Moon·ie

(mo͞o′nē)

n. Often Offensive

A member of the Unification Church.

[After Sun Myung Moon.]

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Moonie

(ˈmuːnɪ)

1. (Other Non-Christian Religions) a member of the Unification Church

2. (Other Non-Christian Religions) the Moonies (plural) the Unification Church

[C20: named after the founder Sun Myung Moon (1920–2012), S Korean industrialist]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Moon•ie

(ˈmu ni)

n. Offensive.

a member or follower of the Unification Church.

[1970–75; Sun Myung Moon (b. 1920), Korean religious leader, + -ie, with pun on moony]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

Moonie - an often derogatory term for a member of the Unification Church

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] N → miembro mf de la Iglesia de la Unificación

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Moonie

n (inf) → Anhänger(in) m(f) → der Mun-Sekte, Moonie m (inf)

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Midland peer Lord Snape, Lord Truscott, Lord Moonie and Lord Taylor of Blackburn are accused of entering into negotiations, involving fees of up to pounds 120,000, with Sunday Times reporters posing as lobbyists for a foreign firm.

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