religionnoun
uk/rɪˈlɪdʒ.ən/us/rɪˈlɪdʒ.ən/B1 [ C or U ] the belief in and worship of a god or gods, or any such system of belief and worship:
the Christian religion
[ C ] informal an activity that someone is extremely enthusiastic about and does regularly:
Football is a religion for these people.
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- It seems to me that a lot of evil deeds are done in the name of religion.
- What do you think is the role of religion in the modern world?
- The new government has promised all citizens the right to practise their religion.
- She has strong opinions about religion.
- This temple is a place of great holiness for the religion's followers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Religious beliefs & atheistic beliefs
- animism
- anticlerical
- ascetic
- atheist
- credo
- cult
- doctrine
- dogma
- faith can move mountains idiom
- fetish
- heresy
- humanism
- monotheism
- mysticism
- orthodoxy
- pagan
- religiously
- secular humanism
- theism
- theology
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Passionate or passing interests
Idiom(s)
get religion