religion

1
as in cult
a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities the Jewish religion has followers in many parts of the globe

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as in faith
belief and trust in and loyalty to God without his religion, he would not have been able to survive all the difficulties he has faced over the years

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Recent Examples of religion How to cope with trauma after a natural disaster While research shows Americans have been moving away from religion in recent years, for areas like central Texas, events like these can show the best examples experiencing love and loss with community, said Werdel. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 July 2025 The Christian media group and others filed suit against the IRS last August, stating that the amendment violates their First Amendment rights to the freedom of speech and free exercise of religion, among other legal protections. Fatima Hussein, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025 So naturally, themes like desire, eroticism and religion emerge as tools to think about the tensions of my characters within the film’s world. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025 In a 6-3 decision that divided along ideological lines, the court said a Maryland public school district’s refusal to allow opt-outs burdens parents’ First Amendment right to freely exercise their religion. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for religion
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Noun
  • Even after growing a cult following on social media with videos of unhinged characters, then breaking out on Max's Hacks, Stalter might have felt nervous about anchoring such a high-profile show.
    Judy Berman, Time, 10 July 2025
  • The other two are excellent as well, and Pine Needles hosted the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open. Pine Needles and Mid-Pines have always had a cult following and serious players know how good the courses are.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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  • Reagan restored the country’s faith after the national traumas of the Vietnam era and won passage of a significant tax reform bill and a major immigration measure, though his efforts to tame mounting federal deficits proved largely unsuccessful.
    Carl Leubsdorf, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
  • Sophie Carson is a general assignment reporter who reports on religion and faith, immigrants and refugees and more.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
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  • The other trades persuasion for provocation, and risks shrinking the very coalition needed to survive.
    Sam Raus, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
  • That’s because under polarized conditions, a true swing state is usually the place where both parties make the strongest efforts at persuasion, where the stakes of each election seem highest and the fear of the other party’s rule is sharpest among partisans on either side.
    Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
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  • Wealth is a draw for the rich and poor alike, a capitalist paradise rooted in fervent belief and devotion.
    Emi Eleode, Time, 14 July 2025
  • The crackdown often intensifies around sensitive dates – especially his birthday – but devotion to the spiritual leader has quietly endured.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
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  • But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 July 2025
  • His reign was not perfect, and his liberal creed antagonized enough conservative Catholics that a counter-movement has emerged in the U.S., complete with its own conferences, private schools and publications.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
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  • For example, prayer animal release is a practice that started in the fifth or sixth century in some sects of Buddhism.
    Elizabeth Carlen, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
  • River Church is nondenominational Christian, a religious sect that's locally on the rise.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

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“Religion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/religion. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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