Synonyms for religion
rɪˈlɪdʒ ənre·li·gion

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1. religionnoun

   Synonyms:
   faith, denomination

2. religionnoun

   The belief in and worship of a supernatural controlling power, especially a personal god or gods.

   My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much.

   Synonyms:
   faith, denomination

3. religionnoun

   A particular system of faith and worship.

   Islam is a major religion in parts of Asia and Africa.

   Synonyms:
   denomination, faith

4. religionnoun

   The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.

   The monk entered religion when he was 20 years of age.

   Synonyms:
   faith, denomination

5. religionnoun

   Any practice that someone or some group is seriously devoted to.

   At this point, Star Trek has really become a religion.

   Synonyms:
   denomination, faith

6. religionnoun

   Faithfulness to a given principle; conscientiousness.

   Synonyms:
   faith, denomination

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1. religion

   Piety is primarily filial duty, as of children to parents, and hence, in its highest sense, a loving obedience and service to God as the Heavenly Father; pietism often denotes a mystical, sometimes an affected piety; religion is the reverent acknowledgment both in heart and in act of a divine being. Religion, in the fullest and highest sense, includes all the other words of this group. Worship may be external and formal, or it may be the adoring reverence of the human spirit for the divine, seeking outward expression. Devotion, which in its fullest sense is self-consecration, is often used to denote an act of worship, especially prayer or adoration; as, he is engaged in his devotions. Morality is the system and practise of duty as required by the moral law, consisting chiefly in outward acts, and thus may be observed without spiritual rectitude of heart; morality is of necessity included in all true religion, which involves both outward act and spiritual service. Godliness (primarily godlikeness) is a character and spirit like that of God. Holiness is the highest, sinless perfection of any spirit, whether divine or human, tho often used for purity or for consecration. Theology is the science of religion, or the study and scientific statement of all that the human mind can know of God. Faith, strictly the belief and trust which the soul exercises toward God, is often used as a comprehensive word for a whole system of religion considered as the object of faith; as, the Christian faith; the Mohammedan faith.

   Synonyms:
   devotion, faith, godliness, holiness, morality, pietism, piety, righteousness, theology, worship

   Antonyms:
   atheism, blasphemy, godlessness, impiety, irreligion, profanity, sacrilege, unbelief, ungodliness, wickedness

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1. religion

   Synonyms:
   faith, creed, theology, belief, profession, piety, sanctity, godliness, holiness

   Antonyms:
   unbelief, irreligion, godlessness, atheism, impiety, sacrilege, scoffing, blasphemy, scepticism, profanity, hypocrisy, sanctimoniousness, pharisaism, formalism, reprobation

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1. religion, faith, religious beliefnoun

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

   "he lost his faith but not his morality"

   Synonyms:
   organized religion, trust, religious belief, faith

2. religion, faith, organized religionnoun

   an institution to express belief in a divine power

   "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"

   Synonyms:
   organized religion, trust, religious belief, faith

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1. religionnoun

   Synonyms:
   science of duty (to god and our fellows), science of obligation (as creatures of god), that which binds us to the practice of righteousness

2. religionnoun

   Synonyms:
   sentiment of faith, reverence, and love towards god; godliness, devoutness, devotion, holiness, sanctity, piety, virtue, goodness

3. religionnoun

   Synonyms:
   system of faith

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1. List of paraphrases for "religion":

   religious, religions, worship, al-din, addin, eddin, debt, faith, dean, cleric, creed, eldeen, el-din, cult, eddine, belief, ad-din

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1. religion

   Synonyms:
   Faith

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How to use religion in a sentence?

1. Laurence Sterne:

   First, whenever a man talks loudly against religion, always suspect that it is not his reason, but his passions, which have got the better of his creed. A bad life and a good belief are disagreeable and troublesome neighbors, and where they separate, depend upon it, 'Tis for no other cause but quietness sake.

2. Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoting a friend:

   Being perfectly well-dressed gives a feeling of tranquility that religion is powerless to bestow.

3. Thomas Jefferson:

   Say nothing of my religion. It is known to God and myself alone. Its evidence before the world is to be sought in my life if it has been honest and dutiful to society the religion which has regulated it cannot be a bad one.

4. Gilbert Walker:

   Being Catholic and being a Santero is not a contradiction for them. It is for us, although the Santeria religion uses Christian symbols, they're empty of Christian content.

5. Former Seattle fireman Andy Pittman:

   I would be hard pressed to stay there. I feel like I’m being bullied based on my religion, our administration has made it very unhospitable.