religion

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

religion

From Latin religio, of uncertain origin. Gaffiot connects it to relego, relegere (to gather again, to collect again), following Cicero, with the meaning of religion, religious scruple, sometimes also superstition. Other ancient authors connect religio to religo, religare (to bind, to attach)

Definitions

religion

Synonyms

Antonym

Plural

religions

Hyponyms

agnosticismeathéismehénothéismemonothéismeatonismebahaïsmebouddhismechristianismecatholicismeluthérianismeorthodoxieprotestantismeislamchiismeibadismezaïdismeismaélismesunnismechaféismehanafismehanbalismemalékismesalafismewahhabismewahabismejudaïsmemazdéismezoroastrismepolythéismeanimismeidolâtrievaudouhindouismeshintoïsmetaoïsme

Translations

  • germangerman:Glaube
  • englishenglish:confession
  • arabicarabic:ديانة
  • chinesechinese:宗教
  • koreankorean:종교
  • danishdanish:religion
  • spanishspanish:religión
  • finnishfinnish:uskonto
  • greekgreek:θρήσκευμα
  • hebrewhebrew:דת
  • hindihindi:धर्म
  • italianitalian:religione
  • japanesejapanese:宗教
  • dutchdutch:godsdienst
  • polishpolish:religia
  • portugueseportuguese:religião
  • russianrussian:вероисповедание
  • swedishswedish:religion
  • thaithai:ศาสนา
  • turkishturkish:din
  • ukrainianukrainian:релігія

See also

antireligieux (adj.) religieux (adj.) religieux (cn.) religiosité (cn.) anti-religieux (adj.)