English > organized religion: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | An institution to express belief in a divine power. |
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| Synonyms | religion, faith |
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| Category of | canonize, canonise, saint | declare (a dead person) to be a saint |
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| confirm | Administer the rite of confirmation / confirmation to |
| covenant | Enter into a covenant |
| deliver, redeem, save | save from sins |
| exorcise, exorcize | Expel through adjuration or prayers |
| Narrower | Buddhism | A religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha |
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| Hinduism, Hindooism | The religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal |
| Judaism, Hebraism, Jewish religion | Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud |
| Khalsa | The group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty |
| Scientology, Church of Scientology | A new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment |
| Shinto | The native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan |
| Taoism | Religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu |
| church, Christian church | One of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship |
| cult | Followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices |
| cult | Followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader |
| established church | The church that is recognized as the official church of a nation |
| sect, religious sect, religious order | A subdivision of a larger / larger / larger / larger religious group |
| Broader | institution, establishment | An organization founded and united for a specific purpose |
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| Spanish | fe, iglesia, organización religiosa, religión |
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| Catalan | església, fe, organizació religiosa, religió |
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