Definitions for Religion
rɪˈlɪdʒ ənre·li·gion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.6 / 9 votes

1. religion, faith, religious beliefnoun

   a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

   "he lost his faith but not his morality"

2. religion, faith, organized religionnoun

   an institution to express belief in a divine power

   "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. religionnoun

   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.

2. religionnoun

   A particular system of faith and worship.

   Islam is a major religion in parts of Asia and Africa.

3. religionnoun

   The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.

   The monk entered religion when he was 20 years of age.

4. religionnoun

   Any practice that someone or some group is seriously devoted to.

   At this point, Star Trek has really become a religion.

5. religionnoun

   Faithfulness to a given principle; conscientiousness.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RELIGIONnoun

   Etymology: religion, Fr. religio, Lat.

   1. Virtue, as founded upon reverence of God, and expectation of future rewards and punishments.

   He that is void of fear, may soon be just,
   And no religion binds men to be traitors. Ben Jonson.

   One spake much of right and wrong,
   Of justice, of religion, truth and peace
   And judgment from above. John Milton.

   If we consider it as directed against God, it is a breach of religion; if as to men, it is an offence against morality. South.

   By her inform’d, we best religion learn,
   Its glorious object by her aid discern. Richard Blackmore.

   Religion or virtue, in a large sense, includes duty to God and our neighbour; but in a proper sense, virtue signifies duty towards men, and religion duty to God. Isaac Watts.

   2. A system of divine faith and worship as opposite to others.

   The image of a brute, adorn’d
   With gay religions, full of pomp and gold. John Milton.

   The christian religion, rightly understood, is the deepest and choicest piece of philosophy that is. More.

   The doctrine of the gospel proposes to men such glorious rewards and such terrible punishments as no religion ever did, and gives us far greater assurance of their reality and certainty than ever the world had. John Tillotson.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Religion

   Religion is usually defined as a social-cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements—although there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion. Different religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacredness, faith, and a supernatural being or beings.Religious practices may include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration (of deities or saints), sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trances, initiations, matrimonial and funerary services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, and/or public service. Religions have sacred histories and narratives, which may be preserved in sacred texts, symbols and holy places, that primarily aim to give life meaning. Religions may contain symbolic tales that may attempt to explain the origin of life, the universe, and other phenomena; some followers believe these to be true stories. Traditionally, both faith and reason have been considered sources of religious beliefs.There are an estimated 10,000 distinct religions worldwide, though nearly all of them have regionally based, relatively small followings. Four religions—Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism—account for over 77% of the world's population, and 92% of the world either follows one of those four religions or identifies as nonreligious, meaning that the remaining 9,000+ faiths account for only 8% of the population combined. The religiously unaffiliated demographic includes those who do not identify with any particular religion, atheists, and agnostics, although many in the demographic still have various religious beliefs. A portion of the population, mostly located in Africa and Asia, are members of new religious movements. Scholars have indicated that global religiosity may be increasing due to religious countries having generally higher birth rates.The study of religion comprises a wide variety of academic disciplines, including theology, philosophy of religion, comparative religion, and social scientific studies. Theories of religion offer various explanations for its origins and workings, including the ontological foundations of religious being and belief.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Religionnoun

   the outward act or form by which men indicate their recognition of the existence of a god or of gods having power over their destiny, to whom obedience, service, and honor are due; the feeling or expression of human love, fear, or awe of some superhuman and overruling power, whether by profession of belief, by observance of rites and ceremonies, or by the conduct of life; a system of faith and worship; a manifestation of piety; as, ethical religions; monotheistic religions; natural religion; revealed religion; the religion of the Jews; the religion of idol worshipers

2. Religionnoun

   specifically, conformity in faith and life to the precepts inculcated in the Bible, respecting the conduct of life and duty toward God and man; the Christian faith and practice

3. Religionnoun

   a monastic or religious order subject to a regulated mode of life; the religious state; as, to enter religion

4. Religionnoun

   strictness of fidelity in conforming to any practice, as if it were an enjoined rule of conduct

5. Etymology: [F., from L. religio; cf. religens pious, revering the gods, Gr. 'ale`gein to heed, have a care. Cf. Neglect.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Religion

   rē-lij′un, n. the recognition of supernatural powers and of the duty lying upon man to yield obedience to these: the performance of our duties of love and obedience towards God: piety: any system of faith and worship: sense of obligation or duty.—ns. Relig′ioner, Relig′ionary.—v.t. Relig′ionise, to imbue with religion.—v.i. to make profession of religion.—ns. Relig′ionism, Religios′ity, religiousness, religious sentimentality; Relig′ionist, one attached to a religion: a bigot.—adj. Relig′ionless, having no religion.—adv. Religiō′so (mus.), in a devotional manner.—Established religion, that form which is officially recognised by the state; Natural religion, that religion which is derived from nature and not revelation; Revealed religion, that which is derived from positive revelation by divinely inspired Scripture, or otherwise. [L. religio, -onis—re-, back, ligāre, to bind.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Religion

   a sense, affecting the whole character and life, of dependence on, reverence for, and responsibility to a Higher Power; or a mode of thinking, feeling, and acting which respects, trusts in, and strives after God, and determines a man's duty and destiny in this universe, or "the manner in which a man feels himself to be spiritually related to the unseen world."

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. religion

   Philosophy touched with emotion.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Religion

   A set of beliefs concerning the nature, cause, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency. It usually involves devotional and ritual observances and often a moral code for the conduct of human affairs. (Random House Collegiate Dictionary, rev. ed.)

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. RELIGION

   A cloak used by some persons in this world who will be warm enough without one in the next.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Religion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2352

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Religion' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2857

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Religion' in Nouns Frequency: #899

Anagrams for Religion »

1. ligroine

How to pronounce Religion?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Religion in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Religion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Religion in a Sentence

1. David Hume:

   Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.

2. Muhammad Ali:

   I am America. I am the part you won't recognize, but get used to me. Black, confident, cocky ; my name, not yours ; my religion, not yours ; my goals, my own ; get used to me.

3. T. S. Eliot:

   Any religion...is for ever in danger of petrifaction into mere ritual and habit, though ritual and habit be essential to religion.

4. Chris Hedges:

   We now live in a nation where doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the press destroys information, religion destroys morals, and our banks destroy the economy.

5. Franz Werfel:

   Religion is the everlasting dialogue between humanity and God. Art is its soliloquy.

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