- [uncountable]
the belief in the existence of a god or gods, and the activities that are connected with the worship of them, or in the teachings of a spiritual leader 宗教；宗教信仰；精神信仰 Is there always a conflict between science and religion? 科学和宗教信仰之间是否永远存在着冲突？ He believed in God but had no interest in organized religion. 他相信上帝，但对有组织的宗教没有兴趣。 - by religion
They are Jewish by religion. 他们是犹太人。
Extra ExamplesAs a result of her brother's death, Maria found religion. 由于弟弟的死，玛丽亚皈依了宗教。 Darwinism contradicted orthodox religion. 达尔文主义与正统宗教相抵触。 He reportedly embraced religion and became a vegetarian. 据报道，他信了教并且成为了素食主义者。 I don't think the government should try to impose religion on our society. 我认为政府不应试图将宗教强加于我们的社会。 These people are predominantly Russian Orthodox by religion. 这些人大多是俄罗斯东正教信徒。 They never discussed religion or politics. 他们从不讨论宗教或政治。
Culture religion in the USreligion in the USThe largest Christian church in the US is the Roman Catholic church, followed by the Southern Baptist Convention. There are many different Christian churches in the US and the majority of religious Americans are Protestant Christians. Although there is no official religion in the US, religion plays an important part in public life and churches are centres of social events and business activities as well as places of worship. The Pledge of Allegiance includes the phrase ‘one nation under God’ and the official US motto is ‘In God We Trust’. Since the 1960s some Americans have tried to stop government support of religion. The Establishment Clause in the Constitution says that the government must not establish a state religion. In 1963 the Supreme Court decided it was against the constitution for students to pray or read the Bible in class. What is taught about evolution in schools is a subject of much legal debate with some religious people objecting to the teaching of evolution as scientific fact and other Americans arguing that creationism (= the belief that the universe was made by God exactly as described in the Bible) is religion and should not be taught in schools.The largest Protestant group in the US are the Baptists. Other groups include Methodists, Lutherans, Presbyterians and Episcopalians and Pentecostalists. There are many evangelical churches in the US and televangelists appear on TV, radio and online. Other Christian religious groups include the Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Christian Scientists, the Mormons and the Seventh-Day Adventists. There are groups who have a way of life apart from the modern world such as the Shakers, the Amish, the Mennonites and the Hutterites. Judaism is the second largest religious group in the US. Most American Jews are from families which came to the US from Central and Eastern Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries. Other large religious groups in the US include Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus.Culture religion in Britainreligion in Britain The established (= official) church in England is the Church of England. Members of the Church may describe themselves as C of E. In Scotland the official church is the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, known by Scots as ‘the Kirk ’. There is no established church in Wales and Northern Ireland. In Wales the Anglican Church is known as the Church in Wales. The Church is involved in political life as archbishops and some bishops are members of the House of Lords and are chosen by the Queen or King following the advice of the Prime Minister. The Queen or King must be a member of the Church of England and is its official head. Christian religious education is provided in state schools but children do not have to take part. There are also Roman Catholic schools. Only a very small percentage of British people go to church regularly. They rarely discuss religion and feel that a person's religious beliefs are a private matter.Protestant groups other than the Church of England are called Free or Nonconformist Churches. The Free Churches include the United Reformed Church, the Baptist church and the Methodist church. Nonconformist churches are also sometimes called chapels.Many Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus in Britain are from families who came to Britain after World War Two from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. There has been a Muslim community in Britain since the 16th century, and Muslim people continue to come to Britain from many parts of the world. The history of Jews in Britain goes back to Roman times but many Jews in Britain today are from families who came to Britain as refugees from other countries in Europe at various times in the 19th and 20th centuries. Synagogues, mosques, Hindu temples and gurdwaras (= Sikh places of worship) are found in cities and many towns. The first mosque built in Britain was in 1889 in Woking and the first gurdwara in London in 1911. The Chief Rabbi is the main representative of British Jews and there are many religious organizations that represent particular religious groups. The Muslim Council of Britain and the Hindu Forum of Britain are among the largest of these.Topics Religion and festivalsb1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- major
- universal
- …
- belong to
- have
- follow
- …
- be based on something
- originate from something
- develop
- …
- by religion
- in a/the religion
- an adherent of a religion
- an follower of a religion
- a form of religion
- …
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one of the systems of faith that are based on the belief in the existence of a particular god or gods, or in the teachings of a spiritual leader 宗教；教派 the Jewish religion 犹太教 Christianity, Islam and other world religions 基督教、伊斯兰教和其他世界性宗教 The law states that everyone has the right to practise their own religion. 法律规定每个人都有信仰宗教的权利。
Collocations ReligionReligion 宗教 Being religious 笃信宗教的 - believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命论／天堂与地狱／来生／转世说 - be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
是／成为信徒／无神论者／不可知论者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等 - convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
去教堂／会堂做礼拜 - go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
去当地的教堂／清真寺／犹太教会堂／谒师所做礼拜 - belong to a church/a religious community
是教堂／宗教团体的成员 - join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
成为牧师／女修道士／僧侣／宗教人员／神职人员／司祭 - praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
赞美／敬拜／遵从／侍奉／颂扬上帝
Celebrations and ritual 庆典与仪式 - attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
参加／举行／组织／主持礼拜仪式 - perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
举行典礼／仪式／宗教仪式／洗礼／朝觐／受戒仪式 - carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
举行宗教／安葬／葬礼／丰收／净化仪式 - go on/make a pilgrimage
前往朝圣 - celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
庆祝圣诞节／复活节／开斋节／斋月／修殿节／逾越节／排灯节 - observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
守／不守安息日／斋戒／斋月 - deliver/preach/hear a sermon
传道；讲道；听布道 - lead/address the congregation
带领会众；对会众发表演讲 - say/recite a prayer/blessing
念诵／背诵经文；祝祷
Religious texts and ideas 宗教经文与思想 - preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
传布／颂扬／传播上帝的话／《福音》／伊斯兰教义 - study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
研究／遵循达摩／佛教教义 - read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
阅读／研究／理解／阐释经文／《圣经》／《古兰经》／《福音》／托拉 - be based on/derive from divine revelation
基于／来源于上帝的启示 - commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
犯异端／渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说／亵渎圣物
Religious belief and experience 宗教信仰与体验 - seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
寻求／找到／获得启迪／智慧 - strengthen/lose your faith
增强／失去信德 - keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
忠于／践行／放弃信仰 - save/purify/lose your soul
拯救／净化／失去灵魂 - obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
服从／遵循／恪守／违反／亵渎诫条／伊斯兰教法／犹太教法 - be/accept/do God’s will
是／接受／践行上帝的旨意 - receive/experience divine grace
得到／感受神的恩宠 - achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
获得启迪／拯救／涅槃 - undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
经历皈依／重生／转世化身 - hear/answer a prayer
聆听／回应祷告 - commit/confess/forgive a sin
犯罪；忏悔；宽恕罪过 - do/perform penance
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Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsb1Almost all religions offer the idea of sacred space. 几乎所有的宗教都有神圣空间这种概念。 Do you still practise your religion? 你还奉行你的宗教信仰吗？ Eastern religions such as Shintoism 日本神道教之类的东方宗教 He believes that all religions originated from a single source. 他认为所有的宗教都有同一个本源。 He founded a new religion. 他创立了一种新的宗教。 I believe in God, but I don't belong to any organized religion. 我信仰上帝，但不属于任何一个宗教组织。 I believe we should respect all religions of the world equally. 我认为我们应该平等地尊重世界上所有的宗教。 In their religion, mountains are sacred. 在他们的宗教中，山是神圣的。 Islam is one of the great world religions. 伊斯兰教是世界上几大宗教之一。 She believed that her religion needed to be defended by philosophy and logic. 她认为她的宗教需要用哲学和逻辑加以维护。 She has no religion. 她没有宗教信仰。 The law prohibits the government form endorsing a particular religion. 该法律禁止政府公开支持某一特定宗教。 The majority of children adopt the religion of their parents. 大部份孩子接受的都是父母的宗教。 The teachers started preaching the Christian religion to us at every opportunity. 老师们开始利用一切机会给我们宣讲基督教教义。 These faiths draw on the traditional religions of indigenous peoples. 这些信仰出自原住民的传统宗教。 This popular religion is a blend of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism with spirit beliefs. 这种流行宗教是儒教、佛教、道教与神灵信仰的一种混合体。 a religion based on reason 建立在理性基础上的宗教
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- major
- universal
- …
- belong to
- have
- follow
- …
- be based on something
- originate from something
- develop
- …
- by religion
- in a/the religion
- an adherent of a religion
- an follower of a religion
- a form of religion
- …
- [singular]
a particular interest or influence that is very important in your life 特别的兴趣；重大的影响
Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘life under monastic vows’): from Old French, or from Latin religio(n-) ‘obligation, bond, reverence’, perhaps based on Latin religare ‘to bind’.
Idioms
get religion
- (informal, disapproving)
to suddenly start believing in a religion 突然有了信仰；突然开始信教 We're waiting for the company to get religion on recycling. 我们在等待该公司转变态度，认真对待废物的循环利用问题。