religión

  • 51religión — s f Conjunto coherente de creencias que un grupo de personas tiene acerca de la divinidad (de un Dios o de varios dioses) y de la relación de dependencia que lo une a ella, o de lo sagrado en general y del lugar que ocupa el género humano en el… …

    Español en México

  • 52religion —    There is much philosophical discussion about what religion is. It would seem that a religion must have some kind of supernatural commitment: a materialistic creed that claimed that there was nothing but molecules in motion would not, strictly… …

    Christian Philosophy

  • 53religion — n. 1 the belief in a superhuman controlling power, esp. in a personal God or gods entitled to obedience and worship. 2 the expression of this in worship. 3 a particular system of faith and worship. 4 life under monastic vows (the way of religion) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 54religión — (f) (Básico) conjunto de creencias, dogmas, normas y prácticas que unen al hombre con una divinidad Ejemplos: Los caballeros cruzados luchaban por defender la religión cristiana. El hinduismo es una religión politeísta. Colocaciones: religión… …

    Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate

  • 55religion — re|li|gion [ rı lıdʒən ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the belief in the existence of a god or gods: Religion is something we always argue about. a ) count or uncount a system of beliefs in a god or gods that has its own ceremonies and traditions: the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 56religion —    Almost all ancient Mesopotamians were devoutly religious, and in one form or another various aspects of religion permeated their lives. From very early times, long before the introduction of writing and the building of large temples in the… …

    Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

  • 57religion — Ghost dance Ghost dance A religious dance of the North American Indians, participated in by both sexes, and looked upon as a rite of invocation the purpose of which is, through trance and vision, to bring the dancer into communion with the unseen …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 58Religion —    Given Karl Marx’s trenchant criticism of religion as the “opium of the masses,” it is not surprising that the Soviet state diligently promoted scientific atheism during its seven decades of existence. The Soviet Union’s four principal faiths… …

    Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

  • 59religion — re•li•gion [[t]rɪˈlɪdʒ ən[/t]] n. 1) rel a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usu. involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 60religion — /rəˈlɪdʒən / (say ruh lijuhn) noun 1. a belief in a supreme supernatural power or powers thought to control the universe and all living things. 2. a particular formalised system in which this belief has been embodied: the Christian religion. 3.… …