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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer
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noun |
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a set of beliefs about how the universe was made and what its purpose is. Religion usually involves worship of a god or gods, and the belief in certain ideas about right and wrong behavior.
Some religions acknowledge only one god, and others acknowledge many gods.- synonyms:
- faith
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the practice of one's religious beliefs.
He is very devout in his religion. |
| definition 3: |
anything that a person has an extreme devotion or commitment to.
Sports is his religion. |
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church, creed |
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Religion comes from a Latin word that means "to bind or tie strongly" or "to place an obligation on."
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feeling religious |
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devout, heavenly, holy, moral, pious, solemn, spiritual |
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similar to religion |
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belief, creed |
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some actions associated with religion |
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anoint, believe, bless, celebrate, fast, meditate, ordain, practice, praise, pray, preach, profess, worship |
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some actions of religions |
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convert, crusade, reform |
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some broader categories that include religion |
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belief, culture |
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some examples of religions |
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Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Shinto |
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some people associated with religions |
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atheist, bishop, cantor, chaplain, clergy, congregation, heathen, martyr, medicine man, minister, missionary, monk, novice, nun, pagan, parson, pilgrim, pope, preacher, priest, prophet, rabbi |
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some places associated with religions |
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abbey, cathedral, church, cloister, convent, minaret, monastery, mosque, pagoda, seminary, shrine, synagogue, temple |
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some things conventionally associated with religion |
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Allah, altar, angel, Bible, candle, ceremony, Christmas, creator, crusades, deity, demon, devil, Easter, god, gods, Hades, Hanukkah, hell, idol, Koran, persecution, pew, pulpit, Ramadan, revival, ritual, Satan, Scripture, service, Talmud, torah |
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some ways of describing religions |
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divine, fundamental, holy, moral, orthodox, sacred, spiritual, supreme |
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