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How to pronounce religion
Say it like this: /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.ən/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does religion mean?
nounBelief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.
“My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much.”
A particular system of such belief, and the rituals and practices proper to it.
“Mormonism is a new religion, while Zoroastrianism is an old one.”
The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.
“The monk entered religion when he was 20 years of age.”
verbEngage in religious practice.
“Religious practice and action (“religioning”) can be liberating, and can connect displaced people with the spirits of home.”
Indoctrinate into a specific religion.
“To men whose minds are thus religioned, tied back to gods that never advance, there can never be any such word as progress”
To make sacred or symbolic; sanctify.
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