Crossword clues for moonie
moonie
- Member of the Unification Church
- Unification Church member, casually
- Unification Church follower nickname
- Unification Church follower
- Unification Church attendee
- One of 2,075 brides or grooms at Madison Square Garden on 7/1/82
- Mass-wedding participant
- Follower of the Unification Church
- Certain religious proselytizer, informally
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Kinglet \King"let\, n.
A little king; a weak or insignificant king.
--Carlyle.-
(Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small singing birds of the genus Regulus and family Sylviid[ae].
Note: The golden-crowned kinglet ( Regulus satrapa), and the rubycrowned kinglet ( Regulus calendula), are the most common American species. The common English kinglet ( Regulus cristatus) is also called golden-crested wren, moonie, and marigold finch. The kinglets are often popularly called wrens, both in America and England.
moonie \moo"nie\ (m[=oo]"n[=e]), n. (Zo["o]l.) The European goldcrest.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1974, a member of the Unification Church, headed by Sun Myung Moon.
Wiktionary
n. (context dialect English) The European goldcrest.
Wikipedia
Moonie is a pejorative term sometimes used to refer to members of the Unification Church of the United States. This is derived from the name of the church's founder Sun Myung Moon, and was first used in 1974 by the American media. Church members have used the word "Moonie", including: Moon himself, President of the Unification Theological Seminary David Kim, and Moon's aide and president of The Little Angels Children's Folk Ballet of Korea Bo Hi Pak. In the 1980s and 1990s the Unification Church of the United States undertook an extensive public relations campaign against the use of the word by the news media. In commentary on the term and its usage, scholars have noted it is both a popular colloquial term, and one that has negative connotations. In his 2000 book Mystics and Messiahs, Philip Jenkins discussed the term's usage, and likened it to " smear words" associated with other religions; giving examples of Shaker, Methodist, and Mormon. Journalistic authorities, including the New York Times and Reuters, now discourage its use in news reporting.
Moonie primarily refers to:
- A member of the Unification Church of the United States, most precisely
- A member of the Unification Church
- Moonie (nickname), a pejorative term sometimes used to refer to members of the Unification Church.
Moonie may also refer to:
- Moonie, Queensland, town in Australia
- The Moonies, British rock band
Moonie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Jeff Moonie, Jr, American film director
- Lewis Moonie, Baron Moonie, British politician
- P.J. Moonie
Usage examples of "moonie".
She dropped Moonie on a stuffed chair and eyed the ceiling intently as the creaking sound repeated.
Perhaps Moonie had dragged the pieces out, she mused, there were several of them scattered across the rug.
Adrienne mused as Moonie curled her paws into her hair and began a thrumming little purr.
Then, spying Moonie, she scooped her up and twirled the bewildered kitten around the foyer.
Paul had had both the glassy-eyed attraction of the Moonies at table two as well as the superficial compatibility of the couple at table three.
No stopped-up commodes in a cat's world, Adrienne mused as Moonie curled her paws into her hair and began a thrumming little purr.