Raëlism

proper noun

A UFO religion with liberal sexual views, holding that all life on Earth was created in scientific laboratories by extraterrestrials.

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proper noun

alternative Raelism

  1. A UFO religion with liberal sexual views, holding that all life on Earth was created in scientific laboratories by extraterrestrials.

    Raëlism differs from Deistic Christianity.

    2001, Twonky, “Which one? (WARNING God stuff)”, in alt.paranormal.crop-circles (Usenet)
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    In fact, it is only size itself that separates Raëlism from Christianity or any other accepted religion. Absurdity of beliefs clearly doesn't distinguish a cult.

    2003, Boris Ryser, “Relians^([sic]).... Things that are not believable”, in alt.religion.raelian (Usenet)

    In December 2002, Clonaid, the medical arm of a religion called Raëlism, who believe that aliens introduced human life on Earth, claimed to have successfully cloned a human being.

    2010, Savasan Yurtsever, Psalms Code, page 61

    Synonyms: Raelianism

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA UFO religion with liberal sexual views, holding that all life on Earth was created in scientific laboratories by extraterrestrials.

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Origin

The movement was founded in the 1970s by "Raël" (Claude Vorilhon). Hence, Raël + -ism. Raël derives from Israel.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 雷爾運動 /雷尔运动, 雷爾教 /雷尔教
  • 雷爾運動 /雷尔运动 (Léi'ěr yùndòng)religion with liberal sexual views
  • 雷爾教 /雷尔教 (Léi'ěrjiào)religion with liberal sexual views
Esperanto raelismo
  • raelismoreligion with liberal sexual views
Finnish raëlilaisuus
  • raëlilaisuusreligion with liberal sexual views
French raëlisme
  • raëlismereligion with liberal sexual views
Hebrew הָתְּנוּעָה הָרָאֵלִית, רָאֵלִים
  • הָתְּנוּעָה הָרָאֵלִית (Ha-tenu'ah ha-Ra'elit)religion with liberal sexual views
  • רָאֵלִים (Ra'elim)religion with liberal sexual views
Polish raelizm
  • raelizmreligion with liberal sexual views
Portuguese raelismo, raelianismo
  • raelismoreligion with liberal sexual views
  • raelianismoreligion with liberal sexual views
Russian раэли́зм
  • раэли́зм (raelízm)religion with liberal sexual views
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