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   religion

   /rɪˈlɪdʒ(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the belief in and worship of a superhuman power or powers, especially a God or gods: "ideas about the relationship between science and religion"
   • ▪ a particular system of faith and worship: "the world's great religions"
   • ▪ a pursuit or interest followed with great devotion: "consumerism is the new religion"

   Word Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘life under monastic vows’): from Old French, or from Latin religio(n-) ‘obligation, bond, reverence’, perhaps based on Latin religare ‘to bind’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. religionless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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