religion
noun
re·li·gion
ri-ˈli-jən 
1
: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
2
a(1)
: the service and worship of God or the supernatural
(2)
: commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
b
: the state of a religious
a nun in her 20th year of religion
3
: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
4
archaic
: scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness
Examples of religion in a Sentence
Many people turn to religion for comfort in a time of crisis.
There are many religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.
Shinto is a religion that is unique to Japan.
Hockey is a religion in Canada.
Politics are a religion to him.
Where I live, high school football is religion.
Food is religion in this house.
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On social media, graduate degree holders will eagerly tell you that Britain’s patron saint is Turkish, its alphabet Roman, its religion Middle Eastern, and its royal family German.
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Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Most of all, reason was no replacement for the religion—Roman Catholicism—that the Revolution had downgraded and in many cases tried to eliminate through the mass murder of priests and the destruction of churches.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Leninism, with its Bolshevik contempt for religion and family; Frantz Fanon's poisonous doctrine that violence is not only justified but the very path to human dignity; and Islamism's contempt for the West.
—Ayaan Hirsi Ali, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Of course, this is the promise of every religious upbringing—laugh at your parents, but also, after a wild decade or two, return in some way, maybe not to the religion, but to the spiritual void that the religion was meant to fill in the first place.
—Anna Bruno
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
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Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Most of all, reason was no replacement for the religion—Roman Catholicism—that the Revolution had downgraded and in many cases tried to eliminate through the mass murder of priests and the destruction of churches.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Leninism, with its Bolshevik contempt for religion and family; Frantz Fanon's poisonous doctrine that violence is not only justified but the very path to human dignity; and Islamism's contempt for the West.
—Ayaan Hirsi Ali, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Of course, this is the promise of every religious upbringing—laugh at your parents, but also, after a wild decade or two, return in some way, maybe not to the religion, but to the spiritual void that the religion was meant to fill in the first place.
—Anna Bruno
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for religion
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“Religion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/religion. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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religion
noun
re·li·gion
ri-ˈlij-ən
1
a
: the service and worship of God or the supernatural
b
: belief in or devotion to religious faith or observance
c
: the state of a person in the religious life
a nun in her 20th year of religion
2
: a set or system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and ways of doing things
3
: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held with faith and strong feeling
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