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| religion [ ri líjjən ] (plural religions) |
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1. beliefs and worship: people's beliefs and opinions concerning the existence, nature, and worship of God, a god, or gods, and divine involvement in the universe and human life
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2. system: an institutionalized or personal system of beliefs and practices relating to the divine
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3. personal beliefs or values: a set of strongly-held beliefs, values, and attitudes that somebody lives by
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4. obsession: an object, practice, cause, or activity that somebody is completely devoted to or obsessed by
  The danger is that you start to make fitness a religion.
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5. christianity monk's or nun's life: life as a monk or a nun, especially in the Roman Catholic Church
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| [12th century. Via French< Latin religion- 'obligation, reverence'] |
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| religionless adjective |
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get religion
1. to become a believer or join a religious organization, and, usually, start to lead a life that follows its teachings
2. US to conform to the rules, regulations, customs, or expectations of somebody or something
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