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- adjective Of or pertaining to
totalism . - adjective cellular automata Having the
state of eachcell represented by anumber , and thevalue of a cell dependent only on thesum of the values of nearby cells.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life
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Examples
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Should it be simply assumed that members of sufficiently "totalistic" groups lack free will?
Cult Freedom Robbins, Thomas 1979
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You can argue about whether the totalistic ideology of Islam renders it capable of adaptation to modern Western values.
Clay Farris Naff: Juan Williams, Human Nature, and Islam Clay Farris Naff 2010
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You can argue about whether the totalistic ideology of Islam renders it capable of adaptation to modern Western values.
Clay Farris Naff: Juan Williams, Human Nature, and Islam Clay Farris Naff 2010
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You can argue about whether the totalistic ideology of Islam renders it capable of adaptation to modern Western values.
Clay Farris Naff: Juan Williams, Human Nature, and Islam Clay Farris Naff 2010
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You can argue about whether the totalistic ideology of Islam renders it capable of adaptation to modern Western values.
Clay Farris Naff: Juan Williams, Human Nature, and Islam Clay Farris Naff 2010
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You can argue about whether the totalistic ideology of Islam renders it capable of adaptation to modern Western values.
Clay Farris Naff: Juan Williams, Human Nature, and Islam Clay Farris Naff 2010
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You can argue about whether the totalistic ideology of Islam renders it capable of adaptation to modern Western values.
Clay Farris Naff: Juan Williams, Human Nature, and Islam Clay Farris Naff 2010
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Scholar Sean McCloud of North Carolina-Charlotte (in an article in the 2006 book Faith in America) suggests high-pressure totalistic religions have not disappeared.
Opinion writer spouts misinformation about the term ‘cult’ 2008
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According to CNN, the suit charges that the chain is a "a totalistic, high-demand cult group" and that employees are submitted to "psychological manipulation, indoctrination and various techniques of coercive thought reform designed to induce them to become founder Ilchi Lee's disciples and devote themselves to serving him and his 'vision.'"
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According to CNN, the suit charges that the chain is a "a totalistic, high-demand cult group" and that employees are submitted to "psychological manipulation, indoctrination and various techniques of coercive thought reform designed to induce them to become founder Ilchi Lee's disciples and devote themselves to serving him and his 'vision.'"
Lawsuit: Yoga Chain That Teaches "Brain Wave Vibration" Is Cult - The Consumerist 2010
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