English > religion: 2 senses > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny. |
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| Synonyms | faith, religious belief |
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| Category of | Anglican | Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Anglican church |
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| Calvinist, Calvinistic, Calvinistical | Of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents |
| Christian | relating to or characteristic of Christianity |
| Congregational, Congregationalist | Of or pertaining to or characteristic of a Congregational church |
| Episcopal, Episcopalian | Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church |
| Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld | (religion) the world of the dead |
| Lutheran | Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of the Protestant Church adhering to the views of Luther |
| Methodist, Wesleyan | Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley |
| Mormon | Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Mormon Church |
| Orthodox, Jewish-Orthodox | Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism |
| Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Greek Orthodox | Of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Protestant | Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism |
| Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness | (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God |
| Unitarian | Of or relating to or characterizing Unitarianism |
| affirmation | (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds) |
| believe | Follow a credo |
| brother | A male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group) |
| catechismal | Of or relating to a catechism summarizing the principles of Christianity |
| censer, thurible | A container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual) |
| chastity, celibacy, sexual abstention | abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) |
| clean | ritually clean or pure |
| cloister | A courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) |
| conforming, conformist | adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) |
| conformist | someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters) |
| consecration | (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God |
| demythologization, demythologisation | The restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms |
| die | Suffer spiritual death |
| discalced, discalceate, unshod | (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals |
| formalistic, formalized, formalised | concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized / recognized forms (especially in religion or art) |
| free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical | Unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion) |
| habit | A distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order |
| latitudinarian | A person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct) |
| meditation | (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects) |
| misbelieve | hold a false or unorthodox belief |
| novitiate, noviciate | The period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) |
| numen | A spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion) |
| orthodoxy | The quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) |
| persecution | The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) |
| reincarnate, transmigrate | be born anew in another body after death |
| revivalistic | Of or relating to or characterizing revivalism |
| toleration | official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion) |
| traditionalism | adherence to tradition (especially in cultural / cultural or religious matters) |
| unclean, impure | Having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws |
| vigil, watch | The rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) |
| worship | show devotion to (a deity) |
| Narrower | Bahaism | A religion founded in Iran in 1863 |
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| Brahmanism, Brahminism | The religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads |
| Buddhism | The teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation / meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth |
| Christianity, Christian religion | A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior |
| Hinduism, Hindooism | A body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system |
| Jainism | Religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism |
| Manichaeism, Manichaeanism | A religion founded by Manes in the third century |
| Mithraism, Mithraicism | ancient Persian religion |
| Shinto, Shintoism | The ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma |
| Sikhism | The doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam |
| Taoism, Hsuan Chiao | Popular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic |
| Unitarianism | Christian doctrine that stresses individual freedom of belief and rejects the Trinity |
| Wicca | The polytheistic nature religion of modern witchcraft whose central deity is a mother goddess |
| Zoroastrianism, Mazdaism | System of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster |
| apophatism | The religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely 'other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not) |
| cataphatism | The religious belief that God has given enough clues to be known to humans positively and affirmatively (e.g., God created Adam 'in his own image') |
| cult, cultus, religious cult | A system of religious ... / religious beliefs and rituals |
| cult | A religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false |
| doctrine of analogy, analogy | The religious belief that between creature / creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater |
| ecclesiasticism | Religion appropriate to a church and to ecclesiastical principles and practices |
| mysticism, religious mysticism | A religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality |
| nature worship | A system of religion that deifies and worships natural forces and phenomena |
| paganism, pagan religion, heathenism | Any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism |
| revealed religion | A religion founded primarily on the revelations of God to humankind |
| shamanism, Asian shamanism | An animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans |
| shamanism | Any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes) |
| theism | The doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods |
| Broader | belief | Any cognitive content held as true |
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| theological virtue, supernatural virtue | According to Christian ethics |
| Spanish | credo, creencia, fe, fé, religion, religión |
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| Catalan | credo, fe, religió |
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| Adjectives | religious | having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity |
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| Nouns | religionist | a person addicted to religion or a religious zealot |
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English > religion: 2 senses > noun 2, group| Meaning | An institution to express belief in a divine power. |
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| Example | "he was raised in the Baptist religion" |
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| Synonyms | faith, organized religion |
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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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| Adjectives | religious | concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church |
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| Nouns | religionist | a person addicted to religion or a religious zealot |
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