RELIGION
\ɹɪlˈɪd͡ʒən], \ɹɪlˈɪdʒən], \ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈɪ_dʒ_ə_n]\
Definitions of RELIGION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
By Princeton University
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a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The outward act or form by which men indicate their recognition of the existence of a god or of gods having power over their destiny, to whom obedience, service, and honor are due; the feeling or expression of human love, fear, or awe of some superhuman and overruling power, whether by profession of belief, by observance of rites and ceremonies, or by the conduct of life; a system of faith and worship; a manifestation of piety; as, ethical religions; monotheistic religions; natural religion; revealed religion; the religion of the Jews; the religion of idol worshipers.
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Specifically, conformity in faith and life to the precepts inculcated in the Bible, respecting the conduct of life and duty toward God and man; the Christian faith and practice.
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A monastic or religious order subject to a regulated mode of life; the religious state; as, to enter religion.
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Strictness of fidelity in conforming to any practice, as if it were an enjoined rule of conduct.
By Oddity Software
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The outward act or form by which men indicate their recognition of the existence of a god or of gods having power over their destiny, to whom obedience, service, and honor are due; the feeling or expression of human love, fear, or awe of some superhuman and overruling power, whether by profession of belief, by observance of rites and ceremonies, or by the conduct of life; a system of faith and worship; a manifestation of piety; as, ethical religions; monotheistic religions; natural religion; revealed religion; the religion of the Jews; the religion of idol worshipers.
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Specifically, conformity in faith and life to the precepts inculcated in the Bible, respecting the conduct of life and duty toward God and man; the Christian faith and practice.
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A monastic or religious order subject to a regulated mode of life; the religious state; as, to enter religion.
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Strictness of fidelity in conforming to any practice, as if it were an enjoined rule of conduct.
By Noah Webster.
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A set of beliefs concerning the nature, cause, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency. It usually involves devotional and ritual observances and often a moral code for the conduct of human affairs. (Random House Collegiate Dictionary, rev. ed.)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The sense of man's relation to a divine power to whom obedience and honor are due; the practice of life based on such relation; any system of faith and worship.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The performance of our duties of love and obedience towards God: piety: any system of faith and worship.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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That obligation or sense of duty which rests on the minds of men, arising from the felt relation in which they stand to some superior power; belief in God, with a sincere desire to do His will; godliness; any system of faith or worship.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [Latin] The recognition of God as an object of worship, love, and obedience; —the whole relation and duty of man toward God;- a body of truths or doctrines regarding the being and perfection of God, the requirement of His law, the nature, duties, and responsibilities of man, and a future state of rewards and punishments; revelation;-theology; divinity;—godliness; practical piety, as distinguished from doctrinal belief;—observance of the duties of the first table of the law; devotion; worship—as distinguished from morality or observance of the duties of the second table;—any system or mode of faith and worship; —any experience or expression of man's dependence on God; sense of the unseen and spiritual :—superstitious reverence; feeling of awe.
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