religion
Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality, accompanied by practices or rituals…Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.
» We must separate politics from religion.
Wir müssen Politik und Religion trennen.
Мы должны отделять политику от религии.
Мы должны разделять политику и религию.
Ми повинні відокремлювати політику від релігії.
Потрібно відокремлювати політику від релігії.
Meaning
6 senses(uncountable)Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.
Holonyms: cosmology, ontology, epistemology, philosophy
My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much.
Religion
рели́гияrelígija, ве́раvéra, вероиспове́даниеveroispovédanije
релі́гіяrelíhija, ві́раvíra, віросповіда́нняvirospovidánnja
(countable)A particular system of such belief, and the rituals and practices proper to it.
Holonyms: cosmology, ontology, epistemology, philosophy
Near-synonyms: credo, creed
(uncountable)The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.
The monk entered religion when he was 20 years of age.
(informal, uncountable)Rituals and actions associated with religious beliefs, but considered apart from them.
I think some Christians would love Jesus more if they weren't so stuck in religion.
Jack's spiritual, but he's not really into religion.
(countable)Any practice to which someone or some group is seriously devoted.
At this point, Star Trek has really become a religion.
(obsolete, uncountable)Faithfulness to a given principle; conscientiousness.
- a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
- an institution to express belief in a divine power
Examples
930 sentencesWe must separate politics from religion.
Ми повинні відокремлювати політику від релігії.
ruМы должны отделять политику от религии.
deWir müssen Politik und Religion trennen.
She has no opinion about religion.
Вона не має власної думки щодо релігії.
ruУ неё нет мнения насчёт религии.
deZu Religion hat sie keine Meinung.
Don't talk to me about religion.
Не треба розмовляти зі мною про релігію.
ruНе говорите со мной о религии.
deIch will nichts von Religion hören.
Some people don't believe in any religion.
Деякі люди не вірять у жодну релігію.
ruНекоторые люди не верят ни в какую религию.
deManche Menschen glauben an keine Religion.
He is interested in anything that has to do with religion.
Його цікавить усе, що стосується релігії.
deEr ist an allem interessiert, was mit Religion zu tun hat.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English religioun, from Old French religion, from Latin religiō (“scrupulousneFrom Middle English religioun, from Old French religion, from Latin religiō (“scrupulousness, pious misgivings, superstition, conscientiousness, sanctity, an object of veneration, cult-observance, reverence”). Most likely from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂leg- with the meanings preserved in Latin dīligere and legere (“to read repeatedly”, “to have something solely in mind”). Displaced Old English ǣfæstnes (“religion, lawfulness”).
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Forms
plural: religionsSynonyms
9 synonyms- a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny:faithreligious belief
- an institution to express belief in a divine power:faithorganized religion
Antonyms
10 antonymsWord family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable