secular religion
Atheistic belief system
A secular religion is a belief system or ideology that functions like a religion—commanding devotion, providing meaning, and shaping identity—without supernatural claims or traditional worship.
Nationalism, certain political movements, and ideologies like Marxism have been called secular religions: For some, environmentalism has become a secular religion.
The term often carries skeptical or critical undertones, suggesting that adherents treat their cause with religious fervor while denying its quasi-religious nature.
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- faithTrust without proof
- beliefTrust held as true
functionalism · unity · creed · gathering · sacralization · positivism · scientism · collective consciousness · shared values · nationalism · doctrine · pledge · founding fathers · national myth · atheism · Marxism · teachings · Durkheim
- Saint-Simonianismindustrial society
- positivismpositivism, social dynamics
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Longstanding inherited belief system
monotheism · polytheism · Abrahamic faith · Christianity · Islam
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Practical problem-solving philosophy
skepticism · critical thinking · empiricism · scientific method · intellectual humility
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Of faith or worship
spiritual · theistic · monotheistic · polytheistic · supernaturalism
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