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Religious conventions are established practices, customs, or norms within a faith tradition—the accepted ways of worship, dress, diet, or behavior that adherents follow.
These range from formal liturgical rituals to informal social expectations: The wedding followed religious conventions, with the bride in white and readings from Scripture.
Convention here suggests tradition rather than strict doctrine—practices maintained by consensus and habit rather than explicit commandment.
The phrase can also refer to large gatherings of religious groups for fellowship, teaching, or organizational business: The denomination holds its annual religious convention in Salt Lake City.
- commandmentsAuthoritative rules demanding compliance
- moral codeStandards of right conduct
- virtuesPositive moral traits
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
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Organized professional gatherings
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Intellectually independent reasoning
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