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
All Detroiters need to rise above this and celebrate and support each other because, regardless of race, creed or religion, many of our ancestors knowingly or unknowingly helped to fight for our country’s independence.
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Scott Talley, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Public education has remained a divisive issue in Texas as some state legislators have supported bills that would infuse religion into schools, including by requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms across the state.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
For four nights, Rio’s top samba schools, of which there are more than 100, perform to themes of their choosing—this past year, many were related to Afro-Brazilian religions.
—Marta Tucci, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Panpsychism, religion, and the modern search for meaning For much of the past century, science seemed to be winning the story of reality.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
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Scott Talley, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Public education has remained a divisive issue in Texas as some state legislators have supported bills that would infuse religion into schools, including by requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms across the state.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
For four nights, Rio’s top samba schools, of which there are more than 100, perform to themes of their choosing—this past year, many were related to Afro-Brazilian religions.
—Marta Tucci, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Panpsychism, religion, and the modern search for meaning For much of the past century, science seemed to be winning the story of reality.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for religion
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But the breaking bagel news is that Dallas cult favorite Shug’s is in the early stage of planning a west Fort Worth bagel bakery and sandwich shop.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025
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The set includes a couple of different variations of GIR’s cult favorite mini silicone spatulas, along with a flipper that’s perfect for silver dollar pancakes and a whisk that’s the ideal size for emulsifying small batches of salad dressing or beating eggs and milk in a liquid measuring cup.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Nov. 2025
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My religious faith is such that divorce is wrong and that women cannot divorce their husbands.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Zohran could have chosen to stay quiet and spend the final fortnight of the campaign focused on his core messages, ignoring his critics’ attempts to lower the tone and use his faith to other him.—
Sadiq Khan,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Kelly isn’t capable of lifting cars or running 60 miles per hour; his true strength seems to lie in the power of persuasion.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Human connection, never mind persuasion, is rarely a matter of a single conversation, but rather the work of months or years, maybe a lifetime.—
Alex Kotlowitz,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani’s focus on dignity, inclusion and equity captured the devotion of a plurality of Latino voters in New York.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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His music mixes reggaetón beats with the sounds of Puerto Rican history and everyday life, where devotion and defiance often live side by side.—
Ken Chitwood,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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This legacy hardly supports the idea that free speech operated as a cynical creed mainly championed by the privileged.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Oct. 2025
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Fox taught that the Inner Light emancipates a person from adherence to any creed, ecclesiastical authority or ritual forms.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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While a sect of their fandom BRIIZE celebrated the comeback, a more conservative portion protested by sending funeral wreaths to the company headquarters.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The film narrates the story of a convent located in the South of Spain, where a sect of unholy nuns served as a coven to find the perfect womb for the son of the devil to make his entry on earth.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Religion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/religion. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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