transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈli-jən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion-, religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to restrain, tie back — more at rely
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : the state of a religious
a nun in her 20th year of religion
b.
(1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural
(2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
2. : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
3. archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness
4. : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
• re·li·gion·less adjective