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, religion, 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, religion, 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

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. religion

   Synonyms:
   Faith

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1. Jed Mercurio:

   The other thing is, unfortunately, the reality of our situation is that the principal terror threats in the UK do originate from Islamist sympathizers, i do understand that's different from the religion of Islam, but it's the reality of who the perpetrators are of the majority of the offenses. If the show were set in the recent British past, the attackers might be Irish republicans.

2. John Adams:

   We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge or gallantry would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution is designed only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for any other.

3. Justice Clarence Thomas:

   Religious liberty is about freedom of action in matters of religion generally, and the scope of that liberty is directly correlated to the civil restraints placed upon religious practice.

4. Daniel Radcliffe:

   I'm not a religious person. My mom was of Jewish blood and my dad was Protestant... I'm very interested in religion as something to study, but I'm not a religious person in the slightest.

5. President Barack Obama:

   There's wisdom in our founders writing in those documents that help found this nation the notion of freedom of religion, because they understood the need for humility, whatever our beliefs, whatever our traditions, we must seek to be instruments of peace, and bringing light where there is darkness, and sowing love where there is hatred.