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The correct spelling is religion.
How to pronounce religion
/ɹɪˈlɪdʒən/
nounIPA: /ɹɪˈlɪdʒən/
Say it like: Rel-ijio-n
The correct spelling is religion. Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief. For example: "My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much."
Usage Examples
“My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much.”
“Eckankar is a new religion but Zoroastrianism is an old religion.”
“The monk entered religion when he was 20 years of age.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.
- 2.A particular system of such belief, and the rituals and practices proper to it.
- 3.The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.
- 4.Rituals and actions associated with religious beliefs, but considered apart from them.
- 5.Any practice to which someone or some group is seriously devoted.
verb
- 1.Engage in religious practice.
- 2.Indoctrinate into a specific religion.
- 3.To make sacred or symbolic; sanctify.
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