the religious system and teaching of the Church of Christ, Scientist. It was founded by Mary Baker Eddy (1866) and emphasizes spiritual healing and the unreality of matter
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Chris′tian Sci′ence,
- Religiona system of religious teaching, founded in 1866 by Mary Baker Eddy and based on the Scriptures, the most notable application of which is the practice of spiritual healing.
- 1860–65, American.
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'Christian Science' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
CS
- Christian Scientist
- Church of Christ, Scientist
- Cs
- D.C.S.
- Divine Mind
- Eucharist
- First Reader
- God
- Jesus
- Second Reader
- atonement
- baptism
- death
- eddy
- intelligence
- matter
- mind
- mortal mind
- practitioner
- resurrection
- soul