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PRONUNCIATION OF ANTICULT

anticult  [ˌæntɪˈkʌlt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTICULT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Anticult is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ANTICULT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anti-cult movement

The anti-cult movement is a term used by academics and others to refer to people and groups who oppose new religious movements that they characterize as cults. Sociologists David G. Bromley and Anson Shupe initially defined the ACM in 1981 as a collection of groups embracing brainwashing-theory, but later observed a significant shift in ideology towards a "medicalization" of the memberships of new religious movements. The anti-cult movement's religious wing is made up primarily of conservative Christian organizations that oppose NRMs on theological grounds through church networks and printed literature.

Definition of anticult in the English dictionary

The definition of anticult in the dictionary is opposed to religious cults.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTICULT


adult
ˈædʌlt
antepenult
ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌlt
catapult
ˈkætəˌpʌlt
consult
kənˈsʌlt
cult
kʌlt
exult
ɪɡˈzʌlt
incult
ɪnˈkʌlt
indult
ɪnˈdʌlt
insult
ɪnˈsʌlt
jurisconsult
ˌdʒʊərɪsˈkɒnsʌlt
kidult
ˈkɪdʌlt
midcult
ˈmɪdˌkʌlt
nonadult
ˌnɒnˈædʌlt
occult
ɒˈkʌlt
penult
ˈpɛnʌlt
preadult
ˌpriːəˈdʌlt
result
rɪˈzʌlt
subadult
ˌsʌbəˈdʌlt
subcult
ˈsʌbˌkʌlt
tumult
ˈtjuːmʌlt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTICULT

anticommercial
anticommunism
anticompetitive
anticonsumer
anticonvulsant
anticonvulsive
anticorporate
anticorrosion
anticorrosive
anticorruption
Anticosti
anticous
anticrack
anticreative
anticrime
anticruelty
antics
anticultural
anticyclone
anticyclonic

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTICULT

assault
at fault
by default
cargo cult
default
difficult
doomsday cult
end result
fault
fertility cult
Foucault
gault
judgment by default
mass cult
personality cult
sault
sexual assault
the pole vault
to a fault
vault

Synonyms and antonyms of anticult in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «anticult» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTICULT

Find out the translation of anticult to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of anticult from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anticult» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反邪教
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

antisectario
570 millions of speakers

English

anticult
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

anticult
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

anticult
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

антикультовых
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anticult
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

anticult
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

anti-sectes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Antikultur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

anticult
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

anticult
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

anticult
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anticult
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

anticult
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

anticult
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Anticult
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anticult
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anticulto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

anticult
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

антікультового
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anticult
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

anticult
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

anticult
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anticult
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

anticult
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anticult

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTICULT»

The term «anticult» is used very little and occupies the 181.760 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTICULT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anticult

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTICULT»

Discover the use of anticult in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anticult and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Agents of Discord: Deprogramming, Pseudo-Science, and the ...
In Agents of Discord, Anson Shupe and Susan E. Darnell offer a groundbreaking analysis of the operations and motives of these oppositional groups, which they generally group under the umbrella term of the anticult movement.
Anson Shupe, Susan E. Darnell, 2011
2
Dissent on the Margins: How Soviet Jehovah's Witnesses ...
the organizing center for the anticult movement.89 It gradually expanded to include over a dozen branch offices across Russia, united under the Russian Association of Centers for the Study of Religion and Sects.90 Through SILIC, Dvorkin ...
Emily B. Baran, 2014
3
Armageddon in Waco: Critical Perspectives on the Branch ...
I This avoidance of critical review does not align well with the legitimacy routinely extended by some government authorities and the media to operatives of the anticult movement. The modus operandi of anticult groups is to target "cults" with  ...
Stuart A. Wright, 1995
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The New Religious Movements Experience in America
Anticult. Movement. Books. Anonymous. The Cult Awareness Network: Anatomy of a Hate Group (no publication data). A special publication of Freedom magazine, associated with the Church of Scientology. Dubrow-Eichel, Stephen K.
Eugene V. Gallagher, 2004
5
New Religious Movements in the Twenty-First Century: Legal, ...
Before the publication of the Hill Report, anticult stories multiplied in the Canadian media following claims by a Vancouver family that their son had been “ brainwashed” by the Moonies. This story, which appeared in slightly different versions in ...
Phillip Charles Lucas, Thomas Robbins, 2004
6
Satanism Today
Deprogrammers, anticult organizations, and other less directly involved individuals together constitute what academic observers term the anticult movement, sometimes referred to as the secular anticult movement to distinguish it from ...
James R. Lewis, 2001
7
The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements
As we show below, the anticult brainwashing viewpoint, insofar as it is formulated precisely enough to make its empirical claims testable, has tended to be disconfirmed by research. What the anticult perspective boils down to after such ...
Norway James R. Lewis Associate Professor of Religion University of Tromso, 2003
8
Apocalypse Observed: Religious Movements and Violence in ...
This avoidance of critical review does not sit well with the legitimacy routinely extended by some government authorities and the media to operatives of the anticult movement. The modus operandi of anticult groups is to target “cults” with  ...
John R. Hall, Philip D. Schuyler, Sylvaine Trinh, 2005
9
New Religious Movements: A Documentary Reader
As I discuss more fully in the next section, the secular anticult found this signifier in the well-known “brainwashing hypothesis.” The larger secular anticult movement grew out of an array of loosely connected (if at all) and essentially grassroots ...
Dereck Daschke, W. Michael Ashcraft, 2005
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Introduction to New and Alternative Religions in America ...
The work of these scholars (which by the mid-1980s numbered in the hundreds) was a major irritant for the anticult movement and in the end led to the destruction of the brainwashing hypothesis. 23. CAN's continued involvement in referring ...
Eugene V. Gallagher, W. Michael Ashcraft, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTICULT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anticult is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Beware the Homegrown Terrorists
And, in one of the most tragic spasms of its apocalyptic madness, in 1989 it kidnapped and murdered Tsutsumi Sakamoto, an anticult lawyer, ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
2
The return of California Cabernet
... always defended its historic demeanor; his Monte Bello is an icon of constancy. Ditto Cathy Corison of Corison Winery, Napa's anticult hero. «SFGate, Aug 14»
3
ENEMIES ON THE LEFT FALSE FRIENDS ON THE RIGHT
At the very least, it has an anti-anticult stance, meaning it opposes the doctrines, methods and goals of anti-cult and counter-cult organizations. «NewsWithViews.com, Jul 14»
4
Campaign to Crack Down on Fringe Sects in China Worries …
... some mainstream religious leaders in China say that the latest anticult campaign is misguided and that it frequently violates Chinese law. «New York Times, Jun 14»
5
Unmasking Lucien Greaves, Leader of the Satanic Temple
Far from being a cult, the Satanic Temple could even be described as the anticult. What's the difference between the Satanic Temple and the ... «VICE, Jul 13»
6
What is the Falun Gong and why are practitioners targeted in China
In October the enforcement of a new anticult law led to the arrest of 100 Falun Gong leaders (joining 1,000 members who had been arrested ... «San Jose Mercury News, May 13»
7
What is Scientology?
Thus, the more Scientology insists that it is a "bona fide religion," the more the media, anticult groups, Internet activists, and ex-Scientologists ... «Village Voice, Dec 11»
8
PEOPLE Top 5 are the most-viewed stories on the site over the past …
Groups ranging from Jews for Judaism to the anticult Freedom of Mind Center report cases in which, they say, devotees have been advised to ... «People Magazine, Apr 08»
9
Issue in China: Many in Jails Without Trial
In fact the government did not approve an anticult law aimed at the group until months after the crackdown began. For advocates of changing ... «New York Times, May 05»
10
CHINA: Government blocks religious websites
The China Anti-Cult Association also maintains a website (www.anticult.org), which mainly attacks Falun Gong. A Chinese government site ... «Forum 18, Jul 04»

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