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Buchmanism|ˈbʊkmənɪz(ə)m, ˈbʌk-|
[f. the name of Frank Buchman (1878–1961), founder of the Oxford Group + -ism.]
The theories or practice of the Oxford Group Movement. So ˈBuchmanite a. and n.
1928Daily Express 29 Feb. 1/4 The disclosure in the ‘Daily Express’ this morning of a revival here [sc. in Oxford] of a movement known as Buchmanism has led to a storm of comment in the University... The Buchmanites believe that if they conceive a sudden thought, without the exercise of a process of reasoning, this is a divine revelation, and should be acted on at once. 1928Isis 16 May 1/2 Buchmanism is not widespread; probably in Oxford it never will be. 1933H. H. Henson Oxford Groups 48 The Buchmanite Group reminds us irresistibly of the Russian Soviet. 1936A. Huxley Eyeless in Gaza ii. 13 Under Guidance, as the Buchmanites would say. 1936New Statesman 11 July 46/1 They tell us that Buchmanism is good business. 1961Times 9 Aug. 10/3 A religious movement variously known as the Oxford Group, Moral Re-Armament, or, less politely, as Buchmanism. |