Synonyms for
Religion
Definition
Religion is a set of beliefs and practices that relate to the worship of a god or gods.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- organized religion
- organized religions
- world religion
- major religion
- religious belief
- religious practice
- religious freedom
- religious institution
Word family
Usage note
While 'religion' often refers to organized systems of worship, it can also encompass personal faith or a deeply held belief system. Avoid using 'religion' to describe non-belief systems like atheism.
Example sentences
- She is studying different religions in school.
- Religion can be a source of comfort for some people.
- Many people attend religious services on Sundays.
- Some people choose to not follow any religion.
- Religion has been a part of human history for thousands of years.
Quotes
Religion is the opium of the masses. - Karl Marx
The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion. - Matthew Arnold
I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the kind that we experience in ourselves. Neither can I nor would I want to conceive of an individual that survives his physical death. Let feeble souls, from fear or absurd egoism, cherish such thoughts. I am satisfied with the mystery of the eternity of life and with the awareness and a glimpse of the marvelous structure of the existing world, together with the devoted striving to comprehend a portion, be it ever so tiny, of the Reason that manifests itself in nature. - Albert Einstein