organized religion
English Thesaurus
1. an institution to express belief in a divine power (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | christian church, church, |
| definition | : | one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | hindooism, hinduism, |
| definition | : | the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | taoism, |
| definition | : | religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | buddhism, |
| definition | : | a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | khalsa, |
| definition | : | the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | church of scientology, scientology, |
| definition | : | a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | shinto, |
| definition | : | the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | established church, |
| definition | : | the church that is recognized as the official church of a nation (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | cult, |
| definition | : | followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | cult, |
| definition | : | followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | canonise, canonize, saint, |
| definition | : | declare (a dead person) to be a saint (verb.communication) |
| domain member category | : | exorcise, exorcize, |
| definition | : | expel through adjuration or prayers (verb.contact) |
| domain member category | : | confirm, |
| definition | : | administer the rite of confirmation to (verb.social) |
| domain member category | : | covenant, |
| definition | : | enter into a covenant (verb.social) |
| domain member category | : | deliver, redeem, save, |
| definition | : | save from sins (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | religionist, |
| definition | : | a person addicted to religion or a religious zealot (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | religious, spiritual, |
| definition | : | concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | religionist, |
| definition | : | a person addicted to religion or a religious zealot (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | religious, spiritual, |
| definition | : | concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church (adj.all) |
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