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As a noun religion

is the belief in and worship of a supernatural controlling power, especially a personal god or gods.

religion

English

(wikipedia religion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The belief in and worship of a supernatural controlling power, especially a personal god or gods.
    • My brother tends to value religion , but my sister not as much.
  • A particular system of faith and worship.
    • Islam is a major religion in parts of Asia and Africa.
    Eckankar is a new religion''' but Zoroastrianism is an old '''religion .
  • The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.
    • The monk entered religion when he was 20 years of age.
  • Any practice that someone or some group is seriously devoted to.
    • At this point, ''Star Trek'' has really become a religion .
  • (obsolete) Faithfulness to a given principle; conscientiousness.
  • *, II.8:
    • Oh with what religion doe I respect and observe the same!

    Usage notes

    Generally speaking, certain groups that do not acknowledge the existence of one or more deities, such as Buddhism, are still religious—though some people prefer a definition of religion without non-theistic groups within the definition. Others are in favor of a more inclusive definition of religion that recognizes that everyone has their own set of religious beliefs.

    Synonyms

    * faith * mythology

    Hyponyms

    * See also

    Hypernyms

    * belief system

    Derived terms

    * Abrahamic religion * false religion * pseudoreligion * misreligion

    Related terms

    * antireligious * irreligious * organized religion * religate * religiopolitical * religiose * religiosity * religious * religiophobia

    See also

    * afterlife * animism * atheism * belief * church * crusade * cult * druid * faith * jihad * holy * holy man * monk * monotheism * mystic * nun * order * polytheism * priest * reincarnation * sacred * sage * sect * seer * shaman * shrine * spiritual leader * spirituality * superstition * temple * wizard *

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    christianity

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An Abrahamic religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and various scholars who wrote the Christian Bible.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
    • , chapter=4 citation , passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity . Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}
  • * 2002 , The Atlas of Great Jewish Communities: A Voyage Through History , page 27:
    • As a result, Christianity developed as a separate religion from Judaism.
  • Christendom

    • Hypernyms

    * religion, monotheism, Abrahamism

    Synonyms

    * Christianism

    Coordinate terms

    *

    Derived terms

    * muscular Christianity

    See also

    * Christian * (wikipedia) * English eponyms