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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 Creation stories are, after all, fundamental to most religions. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 What to read next Things to do One of Istanbul's greatest pleasures is discovering how effortlessly the city layers empires, religions and cultures. — Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026 All cultures and religions have ways of, if not accepting, then dealing with impermanence. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Imagine if more young Americans spent a year working alongside people from different races, religions, regions, economic backgrounds, and political beliefs. — Steven Fulop, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 And the future Huntington predicted of wars pitting religions and cultures against one another has for the most part not come true. — Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2026 The Himalayan peak in southwestern Tibet holds sacred significance for several religions including Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Holy mountain draws devotees Srivastav had been on a pilgrimage alongside 10 others to the same Himalayan mountain, Mount Kailash, which is sacred to Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and indigenous Tibetan religions. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026 Some had saved for months or years to make the trip to Nepal, hoping to follow a route through the border into China, and ultimately to Mount Kailash in Tibet, which is sacred in multiple religions. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for religions
  1. cults
  2. persuasions
  3. sects
  4. faiths
Noun
  • The four-time Emmy nominee also watched documentaries about cults, listening to interviews of people who had survived them.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Educational pamphlets on criminal cults, which includes research done by Rose, are also available to guests.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of cults
Noun
  • Such claims ranged widely across geographical borders and political persuasions.
    — Omer Bartov, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In a time when political persuasions divide friends and families, a love for Parton proved to be a unifying force Tuesday on social media, of all places.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of persuasions
Noun
  • Like other faith-healing sects, the Followers sought answers elsewhere.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Grand jury testimony portrayed the shooting as a culmination of a longstanding feud between rival record labels — Death Row Records and Bad Boy Records — and rival gang sects Mob Piru and South Side Compton Crips.
    — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of sects
Noun
  • At a mosque in Seattle, Muslim worshippers are greeted by members of other faiths bringing them flowers.
    — Reshma Memon Yaqub, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The region is popular for tourism, trekking, and religious pilgrimage to temples and sacred sites revered across multiple faiths – all of which draw large numbers of visitors during summer and early fall.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of faiths

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“Religions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/religions. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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