- religion
- re|li|gionW2S2 [rıˈlıdʒən] n[Date: 1100-1200; : Latin; Origin: religio, probably from religare; RELY]1.) [U]a belief in one or more gods▪ The U.S. Constitution promises freedom of religion.▪ a course on philosophy and religion2.)a particular system of this belief and all the ceremonies and duties that are related to it▪ people of different religions▪ the Islamic religion▪ The tribe practised a religion that mixed native beliefs and Christianity.3.) find/get religionto suddenly become interested in religion in a way that seems strange to other people▪ Miller found religion in prison.4.) sth is (like) a religionused when saying that something is very important to someone and they are extremely interested in it and spend a lot of time doing it, watching it etc▪ Football was a religion in my family.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬WORD FOCUS: religionfaith one of the world's main religions, for example Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, or Christianitychurch a Christian religious group, for example the Catholic Churchsect a religious group that is part of a larger religious group but has slightly different beliefs, for example a Buddhist sectcult an extreme religious group that is not part of an established religionfaith community a group of people living in the same area, who have a particular religionsecular not relating to religion or any religious groupSee also: religious, devout, orthodox, holy, sacred, atheist, agnostic▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.