A Religion

1. (uncountable) Belief in a spiritual reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or ritualspertaining to the belief.Synonym: faith
2. (countable) A particular system of such belief, and the rituals and practicesproper to it.Synonym: faithHypernym: belief system.
3. (uncountable) The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.
4. (uncountable, informal) Rituals and actions associated with religious beliefs, but considered apart from them.Synonym: superstition (pejorative)
5. (countable) Any practice to which someone or some group is seriously devoted.
6. (uncountable, obsolete) Faithfulness to a given principle; conscientiousness. [16th-17th c.]

Usage notesEdit

• Some prefer a definition of religion that includes only theistic groups, viewing non-theistic religions as merely philosophicalsystems.

HyponymsEdit

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• religate
• religionwise
• religiose
• religious

Related termsEdit

• antireligious
• organized religion
• religiophobia
• religiopolitical
• religiosity