| Main Entry: | religion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief in divinity; system of beliefs |
Synonyms: |
church, communion, creed, cult, denomination, devotion, doctrine, higher power, morality, myth, mythology, observance, orthodoxy, pietism, piety, prayer, preference, religiosity, rites, ritual, sacrifice, sanctification, sect, spiritual-mindedness, spirituality, standards, superstition, theology, veneration |
Antonyms: |
agnosticism, atheism, disbelief |
| Main Entry: | church |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | religious belief, group |
Synonyms: |
affiliation, body, chapter, communion, congregation, connection, creed, cult, denomination, doctrine, faction, faith, gathering, ism, order, persuasion, religion, schism, sect, society |
| Main Entry: | communion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sacrament in church; body of believers sharing a sacrament |
Synonyms: |
Eucharist, Lord's Supper, Mass, breaking of bread, church, creed, denomination, faith, persuasion, religion, sacrament |
| Main Entry: | creed |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief, principles |
Synonyms: |
articles of faith, canon, catechism, church, confession, conviction, cult, doctrine, dogma, faith, ideology, persuasion, profession, religion, tenet, weltanschauung |
| Main Entry: | cult |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group sharing belief |
Synonyms: |
band, body, church, clan, clique, creed, denomination, faction, faith, following, party, persuasion, religion, school, sect |
| Notes: | a sect is a rule defined by some doctrinal difference, a cult by allegiance to an idea or commanding personality |
| Main Entry: | cult |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | worship; form of ceremony |
Synonyms: |
admiration, ceremony, craze, creed, cultus, devotion, faddism, faith, idolization, liturgy, persuasion, religion, reverence, rite, ritual, veneration |
| Main Entry: | denomination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | religious belief |
Synonyms: |
church, communion, connection, creed, cult, faith, group, persuasion, religion, school, sect |
| Main Entry: | faith |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief in a higher being; community of believers |
Synonyms: |
canon, church, communion, confession, connection, conviction, credo, creed, cult, denomination, doctrine, dogma, doxy, gospel, orthodoxy, persuasion, piety, piousness, principle, profession, religion, revelation, sect, teaching, tenet, theism, theology, worship |
Antonyms: |
agnosticism, denial, doubt, rejection, skepticism, unbelief |
| Main Entry: | piety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | devotion, religiousness |
Synonyms: |
allegiance, application, ardor, belief, devoutness, docility, dutifulness, duty, faith, fealty, fervor, fidelity, godliness, grace, holiness, loyalty, obedience, passion, religion, religiosity, reverence, sanctity, veneration, zeal |
Antonyms: |
impiety, irreverence |
| Main Entry: | sect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | school of thought |
Synonyms: |
camp, church, communion, connection, creed, crew, cult, denomination, division, faction, faith, following, group, order, party, persuasion, religion, school, splinter group, team, wing |