Religion definition

Religion means specific fundamental beliefs and practices generally agreed to by large numbers of the group or a body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices.
Religion means all aspects of religious observance and
Religion means any religion,

Examples of Religion in a sentence

  • See Clifford Geertz, The Religion of Java (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1976).

  • He sits down in a Javanese village called Mojokuto for many years and produced a seminal called The Religion of Java.

  • He wrote Saint and Sufi in Modern Egypt: An Essay in the Sociology of Religion published in 1973 and Recognizing Islam: Religion and Society in the Modern Middle East published in 1992.

  • Three Models for Change in Religion or Belief, State and Society GovernanceAs argued in a research report communicating the results of a UK government commissioned study on the nature and extent of religious discrimination in England and Wales: “For policy to be effective, it needs to be grounded in the experiences and worldview of those most likely to be affected” (Weller, Feldman and Purdam, 2001: 159).

  • See also Mark Lilla, The Stillborn God: Religion, Politics and the Modern West (New York: Vintage Books, 2007), pp.


More Definitions of Religion

Religion means all aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief, except that with respect to employers “religion” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2-160-050.
Religion means all aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief, unless an employer demonstrates that he is unable to reasonably accommodate to an employee's or prospective employee's religious observance or practice without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's business.
Religion means any religion and a reference to religion includes a reference to a lack of religion;
Religion means a particular system of faith and worship recognized and practiced by a particular church, sect or denomination or other group of people.
Religion means all aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief. Unlawful practices as prohibited by this article include practices with respect to religion unless an employer demonstrates that the employer is unable to reasonably accommodate to an employee's or prospective employee's religious observance or practice without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's business.
Religion means an individual’s self-identification with a particular creed or religious tradition.
Religion means, in the case of any system of religious belief which is divided into denominations, sects or school, any such denomination, sect or school and includes any non-denominational body or other association of a religious nature;