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
His education includes undergraduate work in history at UNC Charlotte, a master’s in religion from Wake Forest, and degrees in both law and theology from Notre Dame.
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Alan Wooten, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2025
The 1995 case found that a Louisiana school board could not ban a scholarly book on the practice of voodoo and hoodoo if its goal was to prevent students from learning about the two variations of African tribal religion.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The idea that religion and science are inevitably at odds is widespread among secular observers.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
But most Syrians—regardless of religion or ethnicity—just want peace and to live as neighbors.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
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Alan Wooten, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2025
The 1995 case found that a Louisiana school board could not ban a scholarly book on the practice of voodoo and hoodoo if its goal was to prevent students from learning about the two variations of African tribal religion.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The idea that religion and science are inevitably at odds is widespread among secular observers.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
But most Syrians—regardless of religion or ethnicity—just want peace and to live as neighbors.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for religion
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To rob them and their kids of their voices in Congress, all to appease the Republican Party’s cult leader in the White House.—
Eleanor Dearman
Updated August 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Aug. 2025
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All Nighter has a cult following and five Allure Best of Beauty awards, and why mess with a great thing?—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
1 Aug. 2025
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Critics say displaying those details may encourage some observing the festival to boycott shops owned by those of another faith – an attack on the secularism enshrined in the constitution.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Even in the aftermath of a loss where everything that could go wrong did, several prominent Twins said the series demonstrated their best days are still ahead, with Lewis re-emerging as a threat being central to their faith.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
24 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
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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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His efforts, Suzuki added, required utter and total devotion.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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But the obvious calculation behind this move illustrated the desperation of so many anonymous black showbiz performers (such as those who were paid to promote the Kamala Harris campaign) who eagerly demonstrate an unshakeable loyalty to the post-FDR legacy of Democratic Party devotion.—
Armond White,
National Review,
25 July 2025
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Such an unflappable creed is not synthesised with time or practice.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 July 2025
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Political and cultural affiliation have declined, and the internet has enabled a new kind of community building and identity signaling, one that is anchored to consumption rather than creed.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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Prod: Andrés Jaime Santamaría) David Rodríguez, a Colombian police captain, goes undercover in a brutal jail to discover a sect which carries our ritual sacrifices in worship of a supernatural god.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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The New York Times bestselling memoir Stolen Innocence by Elissa Wall (William Morrow, 2008) relays life inside Utah’s FLDS polygamist sect.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Religion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/religion. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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