Moonien.

Brit.

/ˈmuːni/, U.S.

/ˈmuni/

Forms: 1900s– Mooney (rare), 1900s– Moonie, 1900s– Moony (rare).

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Moon , -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < the name of Sun Myung Moon (b. 1920 as Young Myung Moon, d. 2012), Korean founder of the Unification Church (see unification n. Compounds) + -y suffix⁶, perhaps partly punningly after moony adj.The usual spelling in -ie rather than -y probably reflects the fact that the word is most frequently encountered in the plural.

colloquial.

A member of the Unification Church. Frequently in plural, with the.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > Unification Church > [noun] > person

Moonie1974

1974 Washington Monthly Feb. 55/2 The Moonies..are extremely media-conscious.

1984 S. Townsend Growing Pains Adrian Mole 75 I don't care if he's a Moonie or a Divine Light Missionary so long as he is far away from me.

1990 Punch 20 Apr. 8 Using techniques first developed by the Moonies, we will attempt to recondition our captives' attitudes.

1995 Hongkong Standard 26 Aug. 10/2 Thousands of ‘Moonie’ couples attended a rain-drenched mass marriage ceremony yesterday.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moonie
释义	Moonien. Brit. /ˈmuːni/, U.S. /ˈmuni/ Forms: 1900s– Mooney (rare), 1900s– Moonie, 1900s– Moony (rare). Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Moon , -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < the name of Sun Myung Moon (b. 1920 as Young Myung Moon, d. 2012), Korean founder of the Unification Church (see unification n. Compounds) + -y suffix⁶, perhaps partly punningly after moony adj.The usual spelling in -ie rather than -y probably reflects the fact that the word is most frequently encountered in the plural. colloquial. A member of the Unification Church. Frequently in plural, with the. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > Unification Church > [noun] > person Moonie1974 1974 Washington Monthly Feb. 55/2 The Moonies..are extremely media-conscious. 1984 S. Townsend Growing Pains Adrian Mole 75 I don't care if he's a Moonie or a Divine Light Missionary so long as he is far away from me. 1990 Punch 20 Apr. 8 Using techniques first developed by the Moonies, we will attempt to recondition our captives' attitudes. 1995 Hongkong Standard 26 Aug. 10/2 Thousands of ‘Moonie’ couples attended a rain-drenched mass marriage ceremony yesterday. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1974
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