religion

Other forms of religion

plural

religions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about religion

What does religion mean?

religion means "a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in religion?

religion has 3 syllables: re-lig-ion. The stress falls on "lig". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈlɪdʒən/.

What is another word for religion?

Close synonyms include faith, religious belief, faith, organized religion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is religion a common word?

religion is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.