Meaning

3 senses

  1. Engage in religious practice.

  2. Indoctrinate into a specific religion.

  3. To make sacred or symbolic; sanctify.

Examples

930 sentences

  1. We must separate politics from religion.

    Ми повинні відокремлювати політику від релігії. — deniko

    ruМы должны отделять политику от религии. — odexed

    deWir müssen Politik und Religion trennen. — MUIRIEL

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  2. She has no opinion about religion.

    Вона не має власної думки щодо релігії. — deniko

    ruУ неё нет мнения насчёт религии. — soweli_Elepanto

    deZu Religion hat sie keine Meinung. — raggione

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  3. Don't talk to me about religion.

    Не треба розмовляти зі мною про релігію. — deniko

    ruНе говорите со мной о религии. — marafon

    deIch will nichts von Religion hören. — mrtaistoi

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  4. Some people don't believe in any religion.

    Деякі люди не вірять у жодну релігію. — deniko

    ruНекоторые люди не верят ни в какую религию. — odexed

    deManche Menschen glauben an keine Religion. — mayabe

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  5. He is interested in anything that has to do with religion.

    Його цікавить усе, що стосується релігії. — aandrusiak

    deEr ist an allem interessiert, was mit Religion zu tun hat. — Manfredo

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Origin

From Middle English religioun, from Old French religion, from Latin religiō (“scrupulousne

From 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

religions, religioning, religioned, religioned
Base formreligion · to religion
3rd person singularreligions
Present participlereligioning
Past simplereligioned
Past participlereligioned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyreligion
he, she, itreligions

Past simpleLesson

all personsreligioned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave religioned
he, she, ithas religioned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill religion

Word family

30 related words
RelatedbeliefB1churchA1faithB2holyB1monkB1orderA2priestB1sacredB1sageB2templeA1wizardB1afterlifeanimismatheismcrusadecultdruidholy manjihadmonotheismmysticnunpolytheismreincarnation

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
reliefB2relieveB2relieverreligiosityreligiousB1religiously
religion — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto