RELIGIONS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

religions

noun

plural of religion

as in cults

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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Recent Examples of religions While some religions, including Hinduism and Islam, prohibit or discourage intoxication, others use alcohol to connect with the divine. — Tim Brinkhof, Time, 23 July 2026 The birds, unconstrained by politics and religion, are a ubiquitous site in the Old City that hosts holy sites for the world's three largest monotheistic religions. — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 19 July 2026 The change raises immediate questions for families of ranging faith backgrounds about what students will be required to read, how other religions will be characterized and what legal options families may have. — Rachel Royster. Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026 Our constitution, written in 1948, established that all religions are equal. — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today. — Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026 His guru, Ramakrishna, was a 19th-century mystic and spiritual teacher in Bengal whose teachings on the unity underlying all religions shaped the worldview Vivekananda would go on to spread globally. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 July 2026 Among other things, the council revolutionized the Catholic Church’s relations with other religions and the laity, and allowed Mass to be celebrated in vernacular languages rather than Latin. — ABC News, 30 June 2026 For example, an employer cannot hold a company event and only invite Muslims, because people from other religions would be unfairly excluded. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026

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Perhaps a book that couched Castaneda’s story more deeply in the context of the ’70s counterculture and the nature of cults past and present would make his story clearer.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
That’s obviously why the book is structured around six cults.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 17 June 2026

Definition of cults

Noun

These rifts were mirrored at the École, where students argued about politics and split into groups according to their leftist persuasions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
Americans of all persuasions routinely join and support groups — typically organized as corporations — to achieve their various goals, including political ones.

— Bradley A. Smith, Washington Post, 30 June 2026

Definition of persuasions

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In 1642, the fifth Dalai Lama first unified Tibet by yoking the strength of Mongol forces, who razed the monasteries of rival sects, killing thousands.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Anyone who thinks that the differences between these sects are minor is invited to read about the wars, massacres and persecutions that erupted between them in the 16th and 17th centuries.

— Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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