Word

religion, n.
(religions)
freq. cnt. 72

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 87 freq. cnt.: 63 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 6

faith religion religious belief

sample sentences

"he lost his faith but not his morality"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

religious religionist

semantic pointers

member of this domain (topic)

free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical clean unclean, impure conforming, conformist discalced, discalceate, unshod formalized, formalistic, formalised Christian Protestant Calvinist, Calvinistic, Calvinistical Orthodox, Jewish-Orthodox Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Greek Orthodox Anglican Congregational, Congregationalist Episcopal, Episcopalian revivalistic Lutheran Methodist, Wesleyan Mormon Unitarian catechismal persecution vigil, watch consecration chastity, celibacy, sexual abstention toleration traditionalism censer, thurible cloister habit orthodoxy Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld meditation affirmation demythologization, demythologisation Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness brother conformist latitudinarian numen novitiate, noviciate die believe misbelieve worship reincarnate, transmigrate

hypernym

theological virtue, supernatural virtue belief

hyponym

an institution to express belief in a divine power
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6

faith organized religion religion

sample sentences

"he was raised in the Baptist religion"
"a member of his own faith contradicted him"