religion

religion

noun

Definition of RELIGION

1

a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities <the Jewish religion has followers in many parts of the globe>

Synonyms credo, creed, cult, faith, persuasion

Related Words church, communion, denomination, sect; doctrine, dogma, theology; deism, heathenism, monotheism, paganism, pantheism, polytheism, theism

Near Antonyms agnosticism, know-nothingism; atheism, godlessness, nonbelief, secularism, unbelief

2

belief and trust in and loyalty to God <without his religion, he would not have been able to survive all the difficulties he has faced over the years>

Synonyms devotion, piety, religion

Related Words devoutness, piousness, religiousness; adoration, reverence, veneration, worship; profession, protestation

Near Antonyms disbelief, doubt, unbelief, unfaith; agnosticism, know-nothingism; apostasy, lapse, tergiversation

Antonyms atheism, godlessness