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religion | heliogabalus |

As a noun religion

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

As a proper noun Heliogabalus is

a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who reigned from 218 to 222. He was known for perverse and decadent behavior with regard especially to sex, religion, and food.

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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    heliogabalus

    English

    (wikipedia Heliogabalus)

    Alternative forms

    * Elagabalus

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who reigned from 218 to 222. He was known for perverse and decadent behavior with regard especially to sex, religion, and food.
  • * 1689 — , Book II, ch xxvii
    • But yet I think nobody, could he be sure that the soul of Heliogabalus' were in one of his hogs, would yet say that hog were a man or ' Heliogabalus .
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    • I spent five days in conversing with many others of the ancient learned. I saw most of the first Roman emperors. I prevailed on the governor to call up Heliogabalus's cooks to dress us a dinner, but they could not show us much of their skill, for want of materials.
  • * 1749 — , Book I ch i
    • How pleased, therefore, will the reader be to find that we have, in the following work, adhered closely to one of the highest principles of the best cook which the present age, or perhaps that of Heliogabalus , hath produced. This great man, as is well known to all lovers of polite eating, begins at first by setting plain things before his hungry guests, rising afterwards by degrees as their stomachs may be supposed to decrease, to the very quintessence of sauce and spices.
  • * 1880 — , Act i
    • I quote in elegaics all the crimes of Heliogabalus ,