religions
Organized spiritual traditions
Religions is the plural of religion—organized systems of belief, worship, and practice centered on the divine or sacred.
The word often appears in comparative contexts: world religions, the study of religions.
It can also refer to specific traditions collectively: The Abrahamic religions share common roots.
Someone who gets religion has a sudden conversion or newfound commitment to a cause.
Established body of teachings
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- eschatologyStudy of ultimate destiny
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
exegesis · apologetics · creationism · theodicy · revelation · trinity · incarnation · resurrection
Ceremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- prayerAddress to deity
meditation · worship · fasting · pilgrimage · offerings · ablution · chanting · incantation
Profound spiritual awakening
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- salvationDeliverance from harm
redemption · soul · afterlife · heaven · hell · reincarnation · karma · satori
Trust without proof
- convictionFirmly held belief
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- creedStatement of belief
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
piety · fervor · trust · assurance · credence · steadfastness · allegiance · commitment
Right and wrong principles
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- commandmentsAuthoritative rules demanding compliance
- preceptsRules of conduct
conscience · charity · compassion · justice · piety · duty · sin · repentance
Place of Christian worship
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- templeSacred worship structure
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
shrine · cathedral · diocese · parish · congregation · denomination · sect · clergy
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- scriptureSacred religious writings
canon · lineage · ancestry · orthodoxy · patriarchy · denomination · lore · sacraments
Coexistence of differing views
- ecumenismMovement toward religious unity
- interfaithAcross religious boundaries
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
coexistence · sectarianism · schism · reformation · conversion · proselytism · missionary · diaspora
doctrine
Established body of teachings
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- eschatologyStudy of ultimate destiny
hermeneutics · exegesis · apologetics · creationism · theodicy · revelation · trinity · incarnation · resurrection · covenant
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
prayer · meditation · worship · fasting · pilgrimage · offerings · ablution · chanting · incantation · ordination
enlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
salvation · redemption · soul · afterlife · heaven · hell · reincarnation · karma · satori · mysticism
faith
Trust without proof
- convictionFirmly held belief
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- creedStatement of belief
doctrine · piety · fervor · trust · assurance · credence · steadfastness · allegiance · commitment · certainty
morality
Right and wrong principles
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- commandmentsAuthoritative rules demanding compliance
precepts · conscience · charity · compassion · justice · piety · duty · sin · repentance · forgiveness
church
Place of Christian worship
monastery · shrine · cathedral · diocese · parish · congregation · denomination · sect · clergy · priest
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
scripture · canon · lineage · ancestry · orthodoxy · patriarchy · denomination · lore · sacraments · festivals
pluralism
Coexistence of differing views
- ecumenismMovement toward religious unity
- interfaithAcross religious boundaries
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
tolerance · coexistence · sectarianism · schism · reformation · conversion · proselytism · missionary · diaspora · secularism
- cultural elementstraditions, heritage, customs, ritual, beliefs
- human geographycultural landscape, demographics, migration, demography, urbanization
- French demographicspopulation, birth rate, death rate, fertility rate, life expectancy
- culturemusic taste, beliefs, food preferences, custom, festivals
- civilizationempires, empire, civilizations, dynasty, kingdoms
- world studiesgeography, history, cultures, nations, continents
religionsatheism
Rejection of deities
irreligion · sciences · science · secularism · nonbelief
religionssecularism
Separation of faith, state
atheism · irreligion · profanity · godlessness · unbelief
- religious exemptionBelief excuses compliance
- religious schoolsFaith-based educational institutions
- world religionGlobally practiced belief system
- ancient religionsSpiritual practices of antiquity
- religious persecutionHarming others for faith
- freedom of religionRight to practice any faith
religion, religious, nonreligious, irreligion, irreligious, religiosity, unreligious, antireligion, antireligious