Synonyms of religion

religion

noun

ri-ˈli-jən 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cult
• persuasion
• creed
• sect
• theology
• faith
• denomination
• church
• doctrine
• communion
• credo
• dogma
• paganism
• monotheism
• theism
• polytheism
• pantheism
• heathenism
• deism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agnosticism
• atheism
• secularism
• unbelief
• godlessness
• know-nothingism
• nonbelief

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faith
• devotion
• piety
• profession
• worship
• adoration
• religiousness
• reverence
• devoutness
• veneration
• piousness
• protestation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• atheism
• godlessness
• doubt
• unbelief
• disbelief
• unfaith
• agnosticism
• apostasy
• lapse
• tergiversation
• know-nothingism

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of religion

On the other hand, all three mono-theistic religions do have some practice with the idea of intelligent, nonhuman life. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Within museum walls, visitors encounter not only objects and displays but one another — people of all ages, speaking different languages, from different parts of the world, from all socioeconomic levels, races, religions and experiences. — Ronald Leopold, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

During the making of the work, González traveled to the Caribbean and visited ritual spaces associated with Santería and Candomblé, two Afro-syncretic religions. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

These are religions that, at least in their original shape, have gone extinct for a good reason. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026