state religion
Government-endorsed belief system
A state religion is an officially designated faith endorsed or sponsored by a government.
The state may fund religious institutions, require religious education, or restrict other faiths.
Some countries with state religions maintain broad religious freedom; others enforce conformity.
The Church of England is the state religion of England.
Also called an established religion or official religion.
Rule by religious authority
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- ecclesiasticalRelating to church matters
- bishopricBishop's jurisdictional district
papacy · caliphate · patriarchate · synod · diocese · hierarchy · ordination · episcopate
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- creedStatement of belief
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- scriptureSacred religious writings
catechism · theology · heresy · apostasy · blasphemy · schism · sectarianism · denomination
Supreme independent authority
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
sanction · supremacy · hegemony · legitimacy · divine right · concordat · establishment clause · patronage
Systematic mistreatment of groups
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- apostasyRenunciation of former beliefs
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
dissidence · tolerance · intolerance · discrimination · marginalization · exile · conversion · proselytism
Formal worship structure
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
prayer · pilgrimage · holy days · feast days · fasting · vestments · altar · incense
Tendency to bind together
- solidarityUnity among allies
- uniformityState of being identical
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- national identityShared sense of nationhood
conformity · community · integration · allegiance · loyalty · collective worship · shared values · public morality
theocracy
Rule by religious authority
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- ecclesiasticalRelating to church matters
bishopric · papacy · caliphate · patriarchate · synod · diocese · hierarchy · ordination · episcopate · consecration
dogma
Unchallengeable official beliefs
scripture · catechism · theology · heresy · apostasy · blasphemy · schism · sectarianism · denomination · confession
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
mandate · sanction · supremacy · hegemony · legitimacy · divine right · concordat · establishment clause · patronage · censorship
persecution
Systematic mistreatment of groups
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- apostasyRenunciation of former beliefs
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
nonconformity · dissidence · tolerance · intolerance · discrimination · marginalization · exile · conversion · proselytism · pluralism
liturgy
Formal worship structure
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
worship · prayer · pilgrimage · holy days · feast days · fasting · vestments · altar · incense · iconography
cohesion
Tendency to bind together
- solidarityUnity among allies
- uniformityState of being identical
- consensusGeneral group agreement
national identity · conformity · community · integration · allegiance · loyalty · collective worship · shared values · public morality · social order
- church-stateseparation, establishment clause, national church, established church, disestablishment
- North KoreaPyongyang, Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong-il
- Secularismsecular humanism, disestablishment, secularization, secular education, establishment clause
- theocracytheocracy, theocrat, hierocracy, caliphate, Vatican City
- Roman religionJupiter, Mars, Venus, Apollo, Neptune
- Korean religionConfucianism, shamans, Korean temples, Buddhist temples, ancestral worship
state religionseparation of church and state
Constitutional religious neutrality principle
secular state · secularism · disestablishment · church-state separation · wall of separation
state religionfreedom of religion
Right to practice any faith
religious liberty · religious persecution · religious toleration