Definitions
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
Word origin
From Middle English religioun, from Old French religion, from Latin religiō (“scrupulousness, pious misgivings, superstition, conscientiousness, sanctity, an object of veneration, cult-observance, reverence”). Most likely from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂leg- with the meanings preserved in Latin dīligere and legere (“to read repeatedly”, “to have something solely in mind”). Displaced Old English ǣfæstnes (“religion, lawfulness”).
Used in a sentence
“Holonyms: cosmology, ontology, epistemology, philosophy”
“My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much.”
“Phallicism was, therefore, at the root of all religion, and was definitely the opponent of evil and darkness.”
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01“System of belief”8 letters
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