religion
noun
re·li·gion
ri-ˈli-jən 
1
: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
2
a(1)
: the service and worship of God or the supernatural
(2)
: commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
b
: the state of a religious
a nun in her 20th year of religion
3
: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
4
archaic
: scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness
Examples of religion in a Sentence
Many people turn to religion for comfort in a time of crisis.
There are many religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.
Shinto is a religion that is unique to Japan.
Hockey is a religion in Canada.
Politics are a religion to him.
Where I live, high school football is religion.
Food is religion in this house.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
But Michael Moreland, professor of law and religion at Villanova University, said much of the court’s decision will turn on whether charter schools are considered public.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
The soul-shattering abuses suffered by enslaved Africans, who were forcibly stripped of their languages, religions and other key aspects of their culture, were fortunately no match for their superpower — African aesthetics, the enduring, innate African way of life.
—Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
In some of those cases, courts decided the government was too closely targeting religion, says Gregory Magarian, a law professor at Washington University School of Law.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
But Michael Moreland, professor of law and religion at Villanova University, said much of the court’s decision will turn on whether charter schools are considered public.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
The soul-shattering abuses suffered by enslaved Africans, who were forcibly stripped of their languages, religions and other key aspects of their culture, were fortunately no match for their superpower — African aesthetics, the enduring, innate African way of life.
—Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
In some of those cases, courts decided the government was too closely targeting religion, says Gregory Magarian, a law professor at Washington University School of Law.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Religion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/religion. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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religion
noun
re·li·gion
ri-ˈlij-ən
1
a
: the service and worship of God or the supernatural
b
: belief in or devotion to religious faith or observance
c
: the state of a person in the religious life
a nun in her 20th year of religion
2
: a set or system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and ways of doing things
3
: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held with faith and strong feeling
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