e/Sociological classifications of religious movements

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has gloss	eng: Sociologists have proposed various classifications of religious movements. The most widely used classification in the sociology of religion is the church-sect typology. The typology states that churches, ecclesia, denominations, and sects form a continuum with decreasing influence on society. Sects are break-away groups and tend to be in tension with society.
lexicalization	eng: Sociological classifications of religious movements
instance of	(noun) a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin" cult, cultus, religious cult

Meaning
French
has gloss	fra: La typologie webero-troeltschienne est une classification sociologique des mouvements religieux développée à l'origine par Max Weber et son élève et collègue Ernst Troeltsch.
lexicalization	fra: Typologie webero-troeltschienne

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media:img	Church-sect continuum.svg