1
as in cult
a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities
the Jewish religion has followers in many parts of the globe
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as in faith
belief and trust in and loyalty to God
without his religion, he would not have been able to survive all the difficulties he has faced over the years
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Recent Examples of religion
The Coalition of South Florida Muslim Organizations, known as COSMOS, is a partner of the clinic, and is also a funder of the religion reporter position at the Miami Herald.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Sophie Carson is a general assignment reporter who reports on religion and faith, immigrants and refugees and more.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Werner, a 69-year-old former religion instructor, voted in favor of each of them.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Stan Chu Ilo is a Catholic priest and a senior research professor on religion, global health and social ethics at the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University in Chicago.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Sophie Carson is a general assignment reporter who reports on religion and faith, immigrants and refugees and more.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Werner, a 69-year-old former religion instructor, voted in favor of each of them.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Stan Chu Ilo is a Catholic priest and a senior research professor on religion, global health and social ethics at the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University in Chicago.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for religion
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Customers return for the Combo Loco deals, cult-favorite salsas, and staff who know their names.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Michael Finch penned the screenplay, based on the iconic 1980s cult classic.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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While weathering the storms of life, the church has served as a beacon of faith, hope and community service.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The football landscape has changed 20 years on, and 10 new signings show United wanted to change the squad, but there is evident faith in retaining the nucleus of Farke’s 2025 centurions.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sales in this industry is less about persuasion and more about education and communication.—
Brynn Cooksey,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Knowledge-wise, science may be advancing, but, politically, its powers of persuasion are in retreat, in a moment defined, in many ways, by ignorance and narrow-minded grievance.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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Through countless binges and marathons, the NBC sitcom has built up a fan devotion that borders on religious.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
3 Sep. 2025
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For the occasion, de Caunes revives one of his popular characters, a diehard redneck rock ’n’ roll fan whose taste for tall tales is matched only by his genuine devotion to music.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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Even miscreants like Steve Albini had purist creeds of conduct.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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And Hezbollah, as the most heavily armed and violent element of Lebanon’s menagerie of factions and sects, wanted the guns without the responsibility.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Testament of Ann Lee, a staggering, surreal musical charting the rise of the 18th-century religious sect the Shakers and their titular leader, as embodied by a wild-haired, convulsing Amanda Seyfried.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Religion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/religion. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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