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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1819 COCA: 1383

religion

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
religion /rɪˈlɪʤən/ noun
plural religions
religion
/rɪˈlɪʤən/
noun
plural religions
Learner's definition of RELIGION
[noncount] : the belief in a god or in a group of gods宗教信仰
: an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods宗教
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informal : an interest, a belief, or an activity that is very important to a person or group狂热的爱好;虔诚恪守的信仰;得到积极参与的活动
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find/get religion

informal + sometimes disapproving
: to become religious : to decide to follow a particular religion变得有宗教信仰;决定信教
: to stop doing something that others think is wrong and begin to do something others think is good or correct改正错误;走入正轨
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1819 COCA: 1383

religion

noun

re·​li·​gion ri-ˈli-jən How to pronounce religion (audio)
1
: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
2
a(1)
: the service and worship of God or the supernatural
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: commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
b
: the state of a religious
a nun in her 20th year of religion
3
: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
4
archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness
religionless adjective

Example Sentences

Many people turn to religion for comfort in a time of crisis. There are many religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. Shinto is a religion that is unique to Japan. Hockey is a religion in Canada. Politics are a religion to him. Where I live, high school football is religion. Food is religion in this house. See More
Recent Examples on the Web The projections, released in a report Tuesday, used surveys and other data to figure out what religion in America would look like in the next 50 years. Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Using mathematical models, Pew has also projected the future of religion around the world. The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Despite his reputation for provocative celebrity portraits, LaChapelle doesn't use religion subversively, but earnestly in his work. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022 Alithea embodies the onus of the modern, white West — her globalist yearning rejects religion. Armond White, National Review, 7 Sep. 2022 His spin swaps Genesis for the creation story of the syncretic Afro-Cuban religion La Regla de Ocha-Ifá (also called Santería). Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 For many of the majority Hindu religion, the day represents the end of colonialism and the birth of India as an independent nation that became the world’s largest democracy. Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 Obviously, it’s one of the oldest metaphors in literature and religion — the primal metaphor of Christianity. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 But after a scandal forces their church to temporarily close, these two must rebuild their congregation to make the biggest comeback that commodified religion has ever seen. Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion-, religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to restrain, tie back — more at rely

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Time Traveler
The first known use of religion was in the 13th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1819 COCA: 1383
religion

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + RELIGION | RELIGION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat, major主要宗教universal, world普世/世界宗教Judaism is one of the great world religions.猶太教是世界上幾大宗教之一。ancient, established, old, old-time, traditional古代的/成為國教的/古老的/舊時的/傳統的宗教the ancient religions and philosophies of China中國古代宗教和哲學She dismissed creationism as old-time religion.她摒棄神創說,認為那是一種舊時宗教的說法。These faiths draw on the traditional religions of indigenous peoples.這些信仰出自原住民的傳統宗教。new新宗教contemporary當代宗教dominant, mainstream, popular佔支配地位的/主流的/流行的宗教the leaders of all the mainstream religions所有主流宗教的領導人This popular religion is a blend of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism with spirit beliefs.這種流行宗教是儒教、佛教、道教與神靈信仰的一種混合體。minority少數人的宗教official, state官方宗教;國教institutional, organized慈善機構的/有組織的宗教I believe in God, but I don't belong to any organized religion.我信仰上帝,但不屬於任何一個宗教組織。orthodox正統宗教Darwinism contradicted orthodox religion.達爾文主義與正統宗教相抵觸。fundamentalist原教旨主義宗教false, true虛假的/真正的宗教alternative另類信仰Football has become an alternative religion for many people.足球已經成為很多人的另類信仰。folk, native, primitive民間的/本土的/原始的宗教pagan異教monotheistic, polytheistic一神教;多神教Eastern東方宗教Eastern religions such as Shintoism日本神道教之類的東方宗教Hindu, Jewish, etc.印度教、猶太教等Catholic, evangelical, Orthodox, Protestant天主教;福音派教;東正教;新教VERB + RELIGIONbelong to, have屬於⋯教派;有宗教信仰She has no religion.她沒有宗教信仰。follow, practise/practice遵守/奉行宗教教義Do you still practise / practice your religion?你還信教嗎?adopt接受宗教The majority of children adopt the religion of their parents.大部份孩子接受的都是父母的宗教。embrace, find (= become interested in) , get (informal, especially NAmE) 信奉宗教;對宗教感興趣He reportedly embraced religion and became a vegetarian.據報道,他信了教並且成為了素食主義者。As a result of her brother's death, Maria found religion.由於弟弟的死,瑪麗亞皈依了宗教。We're waiting for the company to get religion on recycling. (figurative) 我們在等待該公司轉變態度,認真對待廢物的循環利用問題。change改變宗教信仰abandon, reject放棄/摒棄宗教信仰defend為宗教信仰辯護She believed that her religion needed to be defended by philosophy and logic.她認為她的宗教需要用哲學和邏輯加以維護。endorse, promote公開支持/推廣宗教The law prohibits the government form endorsing a particular religion.該法律禁止政府公開支持某一特定宗教。impose把宗教強加於I don't think the government should try to impose religion on our society.我認為政府不應試圖將宗教強加於我們的社會。found創建宗教He founded a new religion.他創立了一種新的宗教。preach佈道The teachers started preaching the Christian religion to us at every opportunity.老師們開始利用一切機會給我們宣講基督教教義。spread傳播宗教study, teach學習/教授宗教discuss討論宗教They never discussed religion or politics.他們從不討論宗教或政治。respect尊重宗教I believe we should respect all religions of the world equally.我認為我們應該平等地尊重世界上所有的宗教。RELIGION + VERBbe based on sth宗教建立在⋯的基礎上a religion based on reason建立在理性基礎上的宗教originate from sth宗教發源於⋯He believes that all religions originated from a single source.他認為所有的宗教都有同一個本源。develop宗教發展spread宗教傳播teach sth宗教宣揚⋯forbid sth宗教禁止⋯give sth, offer sth宗教給予⋯/提供⋯Almost all religions offer the idea of sacred space.幾乎所有的宗教都有神聖空間這種概念。PREPOSITIONby religion屬⋯教These people are predominantly Russian Orthodox by religion.這些人大多是俄羅斯東正教信徒。in a/the religion在宗教信仰中In their religion, mountains are sacred.在他們的宗教中,山是神聖的。PHRASESan adherent of a religion, an follower of a religion宗教信徒a form of religion, a kind of religion一種宗教

See also: Religions


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