Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raëlism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: raelism
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Example Sentences

"Raëlism differs from Deistic Christianity."
"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."
"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."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Raël

Inflected Forms

Raelism (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Raëlian

Synonyms

Raelianism

Questions

What does raëlism mean?: A UFO religion with liberal sexual views, holding that all life on Earth was created in scientific laboratories by extraterrestrials.
Where does raëlism come from?: The movement was founded in the 1970s by "Raël" (Claude Vorilhon). Hence, Raël + -ism. Raël derives from Israel.

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