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, faithRelated Words devoutness, piousness, religiousness; adoration, reverence, veneration, worship; profession, protestationNear Antonyms disbelief, doubt, unbelief, unfaith; agnosticism, know-nothingism; apostasy, lapse, tergiversationAntonyms atheism, godlessness