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Meaning of religion in English
Pronunciation
/rəˈlɪdʒən/
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Noun
religion
Etymology
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘life under monastic vows’): from Old French, or from Latin religio(n-) ‘obligation, bond, reverence’, perhaps based on Latin religare‘to bind’
Definitions
1.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
Examples
« he lost his faith but not his morality »
2.
institution to express belief in a divine power
Examples
« he was raised in the Baptist religion »
« a member of his own faith contradicted him »