What does religion mean?
Definitions for religion
rɪˈlɪdʒ ənre·li·gion
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word religion.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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
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.
religion(Noun)
A particular system of faith and worship.
Islam is a major religion in parts of Asia and Africa.
religion(Noun)
The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.
The monk entered religion when he was 20 years of age.
religion(Noun)
Any practice that someone or some group is seriously devoted to.
At this point, Star Trek has really become a religion.
religion(Noun)
Faithfulness to a given principle; conscientiousness.
Webster Dictionary
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.]
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.]
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.]
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
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
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
religion
Philosophy touched with emotion.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
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
RELIGION
A cloak used by some persons in this world who will be warm enough without one in the next.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'religion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2352
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'religion' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2857
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'religion' in Nouns Frequency: #899
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of religion in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of religion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of religion in a Sentence
People tend to ascribe to Adventism any weird thing they have heard about religion because they don't really know, adventism believes the entirety of the Bible.
Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.
The Philadelphia area was critical to the young church in the early 1800s, the Quaker community believed strongly in the freedom of religion and permitted the church to hold meetings locally without fear.
I believe you can not understand Islam as a great religion if you are dismissing completely what happened before Islam, that's why we focused on hundreds of pre-Islamic sites, pre-history — because this is a story that can not be understood without being looked at in its own holistic and complete sense.
I can't afford the flight, I can't afford an abortion. Anyways, I don't think we should be considered criminals for wanting one, repealing the 8th [amendment] hasn't happened because Ireland is controlled by the church. Religion has no place in the constitution. It's so abysmal that this country is allowing this to go on. Women are dying.
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