Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun religion

2 senses of religion

Sense 1
religion, faith, religious belief -- (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality")
       => belief -- (any cognitive content held as true)
       => theological virtue, supernatural virtue -- (according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues)

Sense 2
religion, faith, organized religion -- (an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him")
       => institution, establishment -- (an organization founded and united for a specific purpose)