Date: 1100-1200 Language: Latin Origin: religio, probably from
religare; RELY   Related topics: Religion re‧li‧gion S2 W2 1
[uncountable] a belief in one or more gods: The U.S.
Constitution promises freedom of religion. a course on
philosophy and religion 2 [countable] a particular system of
this belief and all the ceremonies and duties that are related
to it: the Islamic religion The tribe practised a religion that
mixed native beliefs and Christianity.  find/get religion  to
suddenly become interested in religion in a way that seems
strange to other people: Miller found religion in prison.
something is (like) a religion  used when saying that something
is very important to someone and they are extremely interested
in it and spend a lot of time doing it, watching it etc:
Football was a religion in my family. WORD FOCUS: religion WORD
FOCUS: religion faith one of the world's main religions, for
example Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, or Christianity a
Christian religious group, for example the Catholic C