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religion

/ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.ən/noun3 syllables

Religion means: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.

Synonyms for religion3

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

faith, religious belief

noun, as in an institution to express belief in a divine power

faith, organized religion

What does religion mean?2

noun

1

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny“he lost his faith but not his morality”

2

an institution to express belief in a divine power“he was raised in the Baptist religion”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with religion?1

two syllables

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Religion in a sentence

  • Ignorance and fear, those are the two pillars of any religion.Scott
  • I believe that education should be secular, not rooted in religion.Chrikaru
  • Freedom is a new religion, the religion of our time.raggione
  • There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it.anjin
  • Markets make a good servant, a bad master and a terrible religion.Spamster
  • It's a mixture of culture, language, and religion.AlanF_US
  • Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.carlosalberto
  • That company hires people without regard to race, religion, or nationality.Zifre

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of religion

as a noun

plural
religions