religious institutions
Temples, mosques, synagogues
Religious institutions are organized bodies that facilitate worship, preserve doctrine, and administer the affairs of a faith community—churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, and their governing structures.
The term often appears in discussions of tax exemptions, charitable status, or the separation of church and state: Religious institutions are exempt from property taxes in most jurisdictions.
The phrase can also refer to monasteries, seminaries, and faith-based schools.
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- faith communityReligious group sharing beliefs
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- churchPlace of Christian worship
house of worship · pagoda · denomination · seminary · cathedral · stained glass · liturgy · parish · diocese · interfaith dialogue · hierarchy · theological debates · charity · sacrament · mosque · prayer · prayer group · Sunday school
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- social systemspolitical systems, capitalism, feudalism, economic systems, socialism
- social historyeveryday life, social class, social movements, working class, middle class
- diasporaAfrican diaspora, exiles, Irish diaspora, emigrants, Jewish diaspora
- ecological systemsmicrosystem, macrosystem
- Secularismsecular humanism, secular state, separation of church and state, disestablishment, church and state
religious institutionsgovernment agencies
State-run administrative bodies
secular schools · public universities · state institutions · commercial enterprises · scientific institutions
religious institutionsspiritual but not religious
Personal faith, no denomination
religious institutionsgovernment agencies
State-run administrative bodies
public schools · state institutions · commercial enterprises · corporations · civic groups