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 Many visitors are surprised that such massive monuments representing two entirely different world religions were built just a short distance apart. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Other religions also regularly receive permission to use public spaces. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Since his sentencing, Taylor has received his GED and taken courses on personal finance, public speaking, world religions and drawing. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 How do people come to trust a new source of answers to questions historically addressed by religions? — Morgan Shipley, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026 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
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
  • And Idaho exempts parents from faith-healing sects like the Followers from the legal duty to give their children lifesaving medical care.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond wanting reform of existing religious options, these various sects differed greatly from each other.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of sects
Noun
  • The plaintiffs in that case argued that their faiths allowed or required the procedure in circumstances the ban currently forbids.
    — Rachel Rebouché, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Similarly, since 2010, Beijing has steadily departed from the more relaxed policies of the reform era and pursued the Sinicization of faiths such as Christianity and Islam.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of faiths

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“Religions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/religions. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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