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
Nazareno draws inspiration from a wide variety of sources–from the traditions of Afro-Latin religions Candomblé and Santería to the aesthetics of fashion photography.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Tonge reveals the complex religious dynamics that lie behind the AKP’s hold on political power and the deep, immensely varied religious commitments that survived attempts by twentieth-century reformers to separate religion and politics.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Coogler reckons with our very notion of freedom and ownership through the lens of horror, music, storytelling and religion — and through his own place as a filmmaker within the studio system.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Books The Faithless Generation Paul Baumann Traditional religion thrives in stable communities, not a world where innovators aim to ‘break things.’
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Ideology
John O’Sullivan
The ideological lie persists, demanding compulsion to enforce its vision.
—Mary Katharine Ham, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Tonge reveals the complex religious dynamics that lie behind the AKP’s hold on political power and the deep, immensely varied religious commitments that survived attempts by twentieth-century reformers to separate religion and politics.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Coogler reckons with our very notion of freedom and ownership through the lens of horror, music, storytelling and religion — and through his own place as a filmmaker within the studio system.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Books The Faithless Generation Paul Baumann Traditional religion thrives in stable communities, not a world where innovators aim to ‘break things.’
Books
Lies, Damned Lies, and Ideology
John O’Sullivan
The ideological lie persists, demanding compulsion to enforce its vision.
—Mary Katharine Ham, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for religion
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Paul Smecker, 'The Boondock Saints' (1999) The cult hit contains one of Dafoe's most flamboyant efforts, complete with random river-dancing, a prostitute costume change and lyrical dancing during a gunfight.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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To outsiders, however, the scars signify something more sinister, reinforcing the group's reputation as a dangerous cult.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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Christ True Church and the Virginia Beach baptisms Small and family-oriented, Jesus Christ True Church, 2145 NW 50th St., is a nondenominational church that’s a part of the Apostolic faith, which means it’s rooted in Pentecostal beliefs.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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Yet faith, as the twentieth-century theologian Paul Tillich said, requires risk.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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The past nine days have been difficult for anyone of a Crystal Palace persuasion after Manchester City and Newcastle United took turns hosting and smashing five goals past Oliver Glasner’s side.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Published Wednesday, the report surveyed more than 4,000 U.S. residents from different backgrounds and political persuasions.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2025
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American Idol leaned into the Easter Sunday (April 20) holiday with a three-hour episode in which this season’s top 20 sang anthems of faith and devotion, with one contestant turning heads thanks to his original song dedicated to a lost friend.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
21 Apr. 2025
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Today By Paulina Berges Another theme becomes clear in this survey of Sherald’s work: the artist’s devotion to capturing the joys of the Black American experience.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
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Now much of the party are true believers in the MAGA creed and most of the rest have accepted that going along with the program is a career requirement.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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For its 38,000 citizens, and the many visitors that travel to the second smallest country in the world, Mammon may appear to be the ruling creed.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Mar. 2025
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Both were enraged by federal actions during a 1992 standoff in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, and the 1993 siege of a religious sect’s compound in Waco, Texas, both of which had turned deadly and inflamed far-right fears about federal intrusion on freedoms around guns and religion.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The most important figure in determining the new reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is the second-highest authority in the Gelug sect, the Panchen Lama.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Religion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/religion. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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