Definitions for religion
rɪˈlɪdʒ ənre·li·gion

Princeton's WordNet(3.38 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. religion, faith, religious belief(noun)

   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 religion(noun)

   an institution to express belief in a divine power

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

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. religion(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.

2. religion(Noun)

   A particular system of faith and worship.

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

3. religion(Noun)

   The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.

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

4. religion(Noun)

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

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

5. religion(Noun)

   Faithfulness to a given principle; conscientiousness.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Religion(noun)

   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

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

2. Religion(noun)

   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

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

3. Religion(noun)

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

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

4. Religion(noun)

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

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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 Encyclopedia(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. religion

   Philosophy touched with emotion.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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 Wurdz(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

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

How to pronounce religion?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say religion in sign language?

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. Lena Masri:

   What this case comes down to is no one should have to choose between their career and religion and it's incumbent upon employers to provide a safe environment where employees can feel they can practice their religion freely.

2. Gilad Malach:

   It's the center of their life, the religion, and they can't live without it, the most important thing in their life is their religious behavior and traditions, and it's very hard for them to change it. They see it as a religious obligation.

3. Tynan Power:

   There are Muslims who believe that the Koran forbids homosexuality, just as there are Christians who believe the Bible does, there are also Muslims who believe that honoring their God-given capacity to love is a form of worship. Ultimately, no one perspective can define a religion for all other people of that faith.

4. David Moore:

   There were two themes in the manifesto, he was anti-government, and he certainly had his concerns on the federal government and (was) anti-religion. Those seem to be the two strongest themes.

5. The Herald-Leader:

   We would like to emphasize that Islam is a religion built on peace and tolerance. Murder or hiring for murder is regarded in the Koranas a grave sin.

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