religious belief
Spiritually held tenet
Religious belief is conviction about the existence and nature of a deity or deities, the supernatural, or sacred truths.
It encompasses faith in doctrines, scriptures, and spiritual realities that typically cannot be verified empirically: Her religious beliefs forbid working on the Sabbath.
Religious beliefs shape moral codes, rituals, and worldviews, ranging from organized traditions to personal spirituality.
Ceremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- prayerAddress to deity
sacrament · communion · baptism · ordination · fasting · pilgrimage · chanting · mantra
Firmly held belief
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- trustConfidence in another
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
certainty · assurance · commitment · hope · steadfastness · adherence · reliance · credence
Surpassing usual limits
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- mysticismPursuit of divine union
- soulInnermost animating essence
- divinitySacred nature or nougat-like sweet
awakening · contemplation · inner peace · karma · nirvana · reincarnation · afterlife · cosmos
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
prayer · sacrament · communion · baptism · ordination · fasting · pilgrimage · chanting · mantra · meditation
conviction
Firmly held belief
allegiance · certainty · assurance · commitment · hope · steadfastness · adherence · reliance · credence · zeal
transcendence
Surpassing usual limits
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- mysticismPursuit of divine union
- soulInnermost animating essence
divinity · awakening · contemplation · inner peace · karma · nirvana · reincarnation · afterlife · cosmos · esoteric
theology
Study of the divine
heresy · canon · catechism · exegesis · monotheism · polytheism · theism · deism · pantheism · animism
holy
Dedicated to the divine
- divineOf or from gods
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- blessedReceiving divine favor
sanctuary · shrine · altar · temple · chapel · cathedral · mosque · tabernacle · relics · iconography
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religious beliefatheism
Rejection of deities
disbelief · godlessness · irreligion · nonbelief · unbelief
religious beliefsecularism
Separation of faith, state
rationalism · empiricism · freethought · scientific worldview · secular humanism
religious beliefatheism
Rejection of deities
disbelief · skepticism · unbelief · doubt · agnosticism
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