1
as in cult
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
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as in faith
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
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Recent Examples of religion
But unfortunately that is the religion for most people in a capitalist world.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
Although today’s conservative activists claim that religion has always been on their side in opposing transgender identity and rights, the history of the Hopkins clinic offers a corrective.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Therefore, the court held that association officials did not violate the school’s right to free speech or free exercise of religion.
—Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2025
The policy and numbers rackets of the twenties and thirties became, by all accounts, something like a cult—or even a substitute religion—in Harlem.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
Although today’s conservative activists claim that religion has always been on their side in opposing transgender identity and rights, the history of the Hopkins clinic offers a corrective.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Therefore, the court held that association officials did not violate the school’s right to free speech or free exercise of religion.
—Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2025
The policy and numbers rackets of the twenties and thirties became, by all accounts, something like a cult—or even a substitute religion—in Harlem.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for religion
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Premiering in 1984 after a two-year delay during which the filmmakers bought back the rights from Corman, Android became a festival success and cult favorite.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Aug. 2025
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In the decades since, however, it has been acclaimed as one of Oshii’s best works and has developed a cult following.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2025
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In the 2025 case Mahmoud v. Taylor, Maryland parents of different faiths sued a public school for failing to provide notice and opt-out opportunities for curriculum that involved LGBTQ+ books.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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As such, this state of being requires mutual faith – a kind of partnership in belief between the coach and the coached, a shared vision toward which both work.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The scenarios that Araujo’s team are devising are complex, filled with high-stakes challenges, tests of bravery and morale, and situations that call for using powers of persuasion and deduction.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Liberals must turn to more humble but still powerful instruments: persuasion and demonstration.—
STACIE E. GODDARD,
Foreign Affairs,
28 July 2025
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The Duke proved his devotion to Gladys by suggesting that Lady Sarah find her own place to live.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
3 Aug. 2025
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Carpenter is building a direct-to-fan ecosystem by turning decades of fan devotion into something interactive, intimate and entirely her own.—
Justin Conklin,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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They should be ostracized and rebuked for rejecting the American creed.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
31 July 2025
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This committee was supposed to ensure that federal agencies and contractors followed through on recruiting, hiring, and promoting workers without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Companies, colleges and churches with alleged links to David Jang's Olivet Christian sect are being sued by a creditor who is claiming at least $8.6 million in damages over allegations of racketeering and wire fraud.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh
Naveed Jamali,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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Rembrandt’s The Woman Taken in Adultery (1644) tells the story of how Jesus’s compliance with Jewish law was put to the test by a council of Pharisees (members of a biblical Jewish sect that was fanatical about obeying religious laws), who bring an adulteress before him.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 July 2025
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“Religion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/religion. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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