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ən noun
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a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects: the Christian religion; the Buddhist religion.
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the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices: a world council of religions.
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the life or state of a monk, nun, etc.: to enter religion.
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the practice of religious beliefs; ritual observance of faith.
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something one believes in and follows devotedly; a point or matter of ethics or conscience: to make a religion of fighting prejudice.
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religions, Archaic. religious rites: painted priests performing religions deep into the night.
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Archaic. strict faithfulness; devotion: a religion to one's vow.
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get religion, Informal.
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to acquire a deep conviction of the validity of religious beliefs and practices.
b.
to resolve to mend one's errant ways: The company got religion and stopped making dangerous products.
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Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English religioun (< Old French religion) < Latin religiōn- (stem of religiō) conscientiousness, piety, equivalent to relig(āre) to tie, fasten (re- re- + ligāre to bind, tie; cf. ligament) + -iōn- -ion; cf. rely
1150–1200; Middle English religioun (< Old French religion) < Latin religiōn- (stem of religiō) conscientiousness, piety, equivalent to relig(āre) to tie, fasten (re- re- + ligāre to bind, tie; cf. ligament) + -iōn- -ion; cf. rely
Related forms
re·li·gion·less, adjective
an·ti·re·li·gion, adjective
non·re·li·gion, noun
sub·re·li·gion, noun
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religion (rɪˈlɪdʒən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | belief in, worship of, or obedience to a supernatural power or powers considered to be divine or to have control of human destiny |
| 2. | any formal or institutionalized expression of such belief: the Christian religion |
| 3. | the attitude and feeling of one who believes in a transcendent controlling power or powers |
| 4. | chiefly RC Church the way of life determined by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience entered upon by monks, friars, and nuns: to enter religion |
| 5. | something of overwhelming importance to a person: football is his religion |
| 6. | archaic |
| a. the practice of sacred ritual observances | |
| b. sacred rites and ceremonies | |
| [C12: via Old French from Latin religiō fear of the supernatural, piety, probably from religāre to tie up, from | |
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Word Origin & History
religion
c.1200, "state of life bound by monastic vows," also "conduct indicating a belief in a divine power," from Anglo-Fr. religiun (11c.), from O.Fr. religion "religious community," from L. religionem (nom. religio) "respect for what is sacred, reverence for the gods," in L.L. "monastic life" (5c.); according
to Cicero, derived from relegare "go through again, read again," from re- "again" + legere "read" (see lecture). However, popular etymology among the later ancients (and many modern writers) connects it with religare "to bind fast" (see rely), via notion of "place an obligation on," or "bond between humans and gods." Another possible origin is religiens "careful," opposite of negligens. Meaning "particular system of faith" is recorded from c.1300.
"To hold, therefore, that there is no difference in matters of religion between forms that are unlike each other, and even contrary to each other, most clearly leads in the end to the rejection of all religion in both theory and practice. And this is the same thing as atheism, however it may differ from it in name." [Pope Leo XIII, Immortale Dei, 1885]Modern sense of "recognition of, obedience to, and worship of a higher, unseen power" is from 1530s. Religious is first recorded early 13c. Transferred sense of "scrupulous, exact" is recorded from 1590s.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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religion
For figures on Adherents of All Religions by Continent, see Table I; for Adherents in the U.S., see Table II
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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This subject is discussed in more detail in religion and capital punishment.
The privilege of a ruler to choose the religion of his subjects.
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