religion

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re·li·gion | \ ri-ˈli-jən

Definition of religion

1a : the state of a religious a nun in her 20th year of religion

b(1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural

(2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance

2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices

3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness

4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith

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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.

Recent Examples on the Web Before the shooting, the gurdwara was preparing for langar, a meal served free of charge to anyone in the community regardless of religion. — NBC News, "Sikh Americans highlight historical, 'invisible' racism after Indianapolis shootings," 21 Apr. 2021 That health effect of religion appears to be tied to active participation in a church. — The Salt Lake Tribune, "Barring women as leaders in church may be bad for their health, new study finds," 20 Apr. 2021 This is the latest in a series of rulings in which the justices have found pandemic regulations violate the First Amendment's protections of religion. — Jordan Culver, USA TODAY, "China 'didn't do what it needed to do' to halt pandemic, US official says; 40% of Marines decline vaccine: Latest COVID-19 updates," 11 Apr. 2021 Historians of religion have noted that the British conflated another ancient fair, which went by the name Magha Mela, with the Kumbh Mela. — Tulasi Srinivas, The Conversation, "India prepares for Kumbh Mela, world’s largest religious gathering, amid COVID-19 fears," 8 Apr. 2021 His practice involves allegations of police misconduct, government restrictions on the free exercise of religion, and other civil and constitutional rights violations. — Peter J Reilly, Forbes, "Conservation Appraisers Strike Back At IRS With Class Action Suit," 8 Apr. 2021 That is one of the reasons why the original constitutional architecture of this country gave voters a narrowly limited say in most things and took some things — freedom of speech, freedom of religion, etc. — off the voters’ table entirely. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "Why Not Fewer Voters?," 6 Apr. 2021 Astute historians have observed that the wars of religion that seemed to define pre-Enlightenment history never really went away; the religions just got new labels. — Gerard Baker, WSJ, "The C-Suite Converts to the New Political Religion," 5 Apr. 2021 In the Warren court, all of the rulings in favor of religion benefited minority or dissenting practitioners. — Adam Liptak, New York Times, "An Extraordinary Winning Streak for Religion at the Supreme Court," 5 Apr. 2021

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