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sacredness, faith, and a supernatural being or beings. The origin of religious belief is an open question, with possible explanations including awareness...

A religious habit is a distinctive set of clothing worn by members of a religious order. Traditionally, some plain garb recognizable as a religious habit...

Religious texts, including scripture, are texts which various religions consider to be of central importance to their religious tradition. Religious texts...

A religious order is a subgroup within a larger confessional community that has members who lead a contemplative lifestyle devoted to prayer and service...

Religious violence covers phenomena in which religion is either the target or perpetrator of violent behavior. All the religions of the world contain...

Religious abuse is abuse administered through religion, including harassment, humiliation, spiritual abuse or religious violence. Religious abuse may...

The term religious right may refer to religiously motivated right-wing or conservative movements such as: Religious conservatism Christian right Jewish...

Religious studies, also known as religiology or the study of religion, is the study of religion from a historical or scientific perspective. There is...

Religious exclusivism, or religious exclusivity, is the doctrine or belief that only one particular religion or belief system is true. This is in contrast...

A religious corporation is a type of religious non-profit organization, which has been incorporated under the law. Often these types of corporations are...

In the Catholic Church, a religious institute is "a society in which members, according to proper law, pronounce public vows, either perpetual or temporary...

Religious assimilation refers to the adoption of a majority or dominant culture's religious practices and beliefs by a minority or subordinate culture...

Religious conversion is the adoption of a set of beliefs identified with one particular religious denomination to the exclusion of others. Thus "religious...

Religious clothing is clothing which is worn in accordance with religious practice, tradition or significance to a faith group. It includes clerical clothing...

A religious exemption or religious accommodation is a legal privilege that exempts members of a certain religion from a law, regulation, or requirement...

Church, a religious order is a community of consecrated life with members who profess solemn vows. They are classed as a type of religious institute....

A religious delusion is defined as a delusion, or fixed belief not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence, involving religious themes or...

Religious syncretism is the blending of religious belief systems into a new system, or the incorporation of other beliefs into an existing religious tradition...

Religious Zionism (Hebrew: צִיּוֹנוּת דָּתִית, romanized: Tziyonut Datit) is a religious denomination that views Zionism as a fundamental component of...

"Spiritual but not religious" (SBNR), also known as "spiritual but not affiliated" (SBNA), or sometimes "more spiritual than religious", is a popular phrase...

A religious name is a type of given name bestowed for religious purposes, and which is generally used in such contexts.[citation needed] In baptism, Catholics...

Religious Musings was composed by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1794 and finished by 1796. It is one of his first poems of critical merit and contains many...

A religious war or a war of religion, sometimes also known as a holy war (Latin: sanctum bellum), is a war and conflict which is primarily caused or justified...

Religious stratification is the division of a society into hierarchical layers on the basis of religious beliefs, affiliation, or faith practices. According...

Religious persecution is the systematic oppression of an individual or a group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs or affiliations...

Religious ecstasy is a purported form of altered state of consciousness characterized by greatly reduced external awareness and reportedly expanded interior...

A religious brother (abbreviated Br. or Bro. as a title, also called a lay brother) is a lay male member of a religious institute or religious order who...

Religious vows are the public vows made by the members of religious communities pertaining to their conduct, practices, and views. In the Buddhist tradition...

Religious literacy (faith literacy) is the knowledge of, and ability to understand, religion. There has been an ongoing reflection on what counts as literacy...

A religious denomination is a subgroup within a religion that operates under a common name and tradition, among other activities. The term refers to the...

Religious fanaticism or religious extremism is a designation used to indicate uncritical zeal or obsessive enthusiasm that is related to one's own, or...

Religious pluralism is an attitude or policy regarding the diversity of religious belief systems co-existing in society. It can indicate one or more of...

Religious liberalism (also called liberal religion and, in theistic religion, liberal theology) is a broad approach to religion that emphasizes the authority...

Religious communism is a form of communism that incorporates religious principles. Scholars have used the term to describe a variety of social or religious...

Religious activities generally need some infrastructure to be conducted. For this reason, there generally exist religion-supporting organizations, which...

Religious community may refer to: Church (congregation), a Christian organization or congregation that meets in a particular location Confessional community...

Religious naturalism is a framework for religious orientation in which a naturalist worldview is used to respond to types of questions and aspirations...

Religious discrimination is treating a person or group differently because of the particular religion they align with or were born into (hereditary)....

individual's or community's religious orientation involves presumptions about the existence and nature of God or gods, religious prescriptions about morality...

Religious art is a visual representation of religious ideologies and their relationship with humans. Sacred art directly relates to religious art in the...

Religious law includes ethical and moral codes taught by religious traditions. Examples of religiously derived legal codes include Christian canon law...

Religious tolerance or religious toleration may signify "no more than forbearance and the permission given by the adherents of a dominant religion for...

In secular usage, religious education is the teaching of a particular religion (although in the United Kingdom the term religious instruction would refer...

A religious sister (abbreviated: Sr.) is a Christian woman who has taken public vows in a religious order dedicated to apostolic works. Though often referred...

"Religious development" refers to the formation of religious beliefs and values in individuals. Processes of religious development may be studied within...

Religious humanism or ethical humanism is an integration of humanist philosophy with congregational rites and community activity that center on human...

Religious disaffiliation is the act of leaving a faith, or a religious group or community. It is in many respects the reverse of religious conversion....

The Religious Science movement, or Science of Mind, was established in 1926 by Ernest Holmes and is a spiritual, philosophical and metaphysical spiritual...

Religious coercion may refer to Blue laws, when enforcing religious standards Forced conversion Some aspects of state religion This disambiguation page...

A religious congregation is a type of religious institute in the Catholic Church. They are legally distinguished from religious orders – the other major...

Religious censorship is a form of censorship where freedom of expression is controlled or limited using religious authority or on the basis of the teachings...

meaning travel for religious or spiritual purposes, and the viewing of religious monuments and artefacts, a branch of sightseeing. Religious tourism has been...

that intentionally has religious ideas, religious experience, or religious practice as its core focus. In some countries, religious broadcasting developed...

organizations, including some religions Religious stratification, the stratification of society based on religious beliefs or other faith-based considerations...

fundamental aspects are unresolved: Whether to count "historically predominant religious culture(s)". Whether to count only those who actively "practice" a particular...

A religious symbol is an iconic representation intended to represent a specific religion, or a specific concept within a given religion. Religious symbols...

Religious conflict may refer to: Religious abuse Religious censorship Religious discrimination Religious intolerance Religious persecution Religious violence...

Religious communalism may refer to: Religious communism, common ownership within a religious community Religious communalism (South Asia), sectarian conflict...

A religious festival is a time of special importance marked by adherents to that religion. Religious festivals are commonly celebrated on recurring cycles...

A religious movement is a theological, social, political, or philosophical interpretation of religion that is not generally represented and controlled...

Religious nationalism can be understood in a number of ways, such as nationalism as a religion itself, a position articulated by Carlton Hayes in his...

A new religious movement (NRM), also known as a new religion or a modern religion, is a religious or spiritual group that has modern origins and is peripheral...

Religious police may refer to: Cathedral constable Islamic religious police This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Religious...

A religious school is a school that either has a religious component in its operations or its curriculum, or exists primarily for the purpose of teaching...

Religious court may refer to either a religious group's internal tribunal, or a state-affiliated court with religious jurisdiction: Beth din, in Judaism...

Religious attribution in social psychology refers to how individuals use religious explanations in order to explain or understand a particular experience...

A religious official is a person, in a clergy or Holy Order, who has the authority over religious ceremonies or rituals (worship). It may mean: Priest...

Religious Jews are Jews who practice and observe Judaism, as opposed to Secular Jews, They may be affiliated with: Rabininic: Orthodox Judaism Haredi...

Quakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, originally known as simply the Society of Friends, a historically Protestant Christian...

Religious terrorism is a type of religious violence where terrorism is used as a strategy to achieve certain religious goals or which are influenced by...

The Religious Front was a political alliance in Israel, formed by the Orthodox parties Hapoel HaMizrachi and Poalei Agudat Yisrael to contest elections...

Religious drama may refer to: Natya - the sacred Hindu temple drama Liturgical drama - Christian drama Auto sacramental - Spanish religious drama This...

Religious skepticism is a type of skepticism relating to religion. Religious skeptics question religious authority and are not necessarily antireligious/clerical...

The Religious Zionist Party (Hebrew: הציונות הדתית, romanized: HaTzionut HaDatit, lit. 'The Religious Zionism'), known as Tkuma (Hebrew: תקומה, lit. 'Revival')...

A religious profession is the solemn admission of men or women into consecrated life by means of the pronouncement of religious vows, typically the evangelical...

This article is an index of pages on religious fiction, genres of fiction which deal with various religious or spiritual themes and topics. Christian fiction...

Hinduism (/ˈhɪnduˌɪzəm/) is an umbrella term for a range of Indian religious and spiritual traditions (sampradayas) that are unified by their adherence...

Religious fraud is a term used for civil or criminal fraud carried out in the name of a religion or within a religion, e.g. false claims to being kosher...

This is a list of religious populations by number of adherents and countries. Pew Research Center published in 2025 an estimation of the proportions of...

Religious guilds were voluntary associations formed in medieval Europe to promote collective devotional life, mutual support and charitable activity among...

A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections is a publication written in 1746 by Jonathan Edwards describing his philosophy about the process of Christian...

A religious colloquy is a meeting to settle differences of doctrine or dogma, also called a colloquium (meeting, discussion), as in the historical Colloquy...

Religious cosmology is an explanation of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe from a religious perspective. This may include beliefs...

Religious instinct has been hypothesized by some scholars as a part of human nature. Support for such a position being found in the fact that (as Talcott...

Religious Confucianism is an interpretation of Confucianism as a religion. It originated in the time of Confucius with his defense of traditional religious...

Religious antisemitism is the aversion to or discrimination against Jews as a whole based on Abrahmic doctrines of supersession, which expect or demand...

Various religions prescribe or recommend religious or faith-based fasting. Examples from the Abrahamic religions include Lent in Christianity; Ramadan...

Religious socialism is a type of socialism based on religious values and religious worldviews. Members of several major religions have found that their...

self-concept. Religious identity is not necessarily the same as religiousness or religiosity. Although these three terms share a commonality, religiousness and...

A tablet, in a religious context, is a term used for certain religious texts. Judaism and Christianity maintain that Moses brought the Ten Commandments...

The Religious–Nationalists (plural form in Persian: ملّی‌مذهبی‌ها, romanized: Melli–Mazhabi ha, lit. 'The Nationalist–Religious Ones') or the National–Religious...

Religious language may refer to: Sacred language Problem of religious language Category:Religious terminology This disambiguation page lists articles...

Religious group may refer to: Confessional community, a group of people with similar religious beliefs Ethnoreligious group, a group of people with a common...

Religious intolerance or religious bigotry is intolerance of another's religious beliefs, practices, faith or lack thereof. Statements which are contrary...

also religious affiliation. Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Islam, Judaism, and Protestantism were faiths practiced in the country. The religious demography...

Religious segregation is the separation of people according to their religion. The term has been applied to cases of religious-based segregation which...

Religious epistemology broadly covers religious approaches to epistemological questions, or attempts to understand the epistemological issues that come...

Religious offenses are actions that are considered to violate religious sensibilities and arouse negative emotions in people with strong religious beliefs...

Religious behaviours are behaviours motivated by religious beliefs. Religious actions are also called 'ritual' and religious avoidances are called taboos...

Religious economy may refer to: Theory of religious economy, the interpretation of religious persons and organizations interacting within a market framework...

Religious horror is a subgenre of horror film that incorporates religious themes, beliefs, traditions, symbols, rituals, and imagery into its narratives...

Religious satire is a form of satire that refers to religious beliefs and can take the form of texts, plays, films, and parody. From the earliest times...

A religious reform (from Latin re-: "back, again", and formare: "to form"; i.e. put together: "to restore, reconstruct, rebuild") aims at the reform of...

Religious music (also sacred music) is a type of music that is performed or composed for religious use or through religious influence. It may overlap...

Religious observance includes all overt kinds of religious behavior. Research in this area shows the extent and patterning of religious activities in...

Singh (1666–1708), named the Guru Granth Sahib, which is the central religious scripture in Sikhism, as his successor. This brought the line of human...

Religious alienation is a term some use to describe how religion creates an impediment to human self-understanding. Although the roots of alienation lie...

In sociology of religion, religious capital is the investment an individual makes into their religious faith. The investment is the time and physical work...

the time without the Alsace-Lorraine, where the law does not apply) of religious associations also say parochial or sometimes in some churches, presbyteries...

Irreligion is the absence or rejection of religious beliefs or practices. It encompasses a wide range of viewpoints drawn from various philosophical and...

Religious banking may refer to: Christian finance Islamic banking and finance Buddhist economics Economics of religion This disambiguation page lists...

A military order (Latin: ordo militaris) is a Latin Catholic religious order of knights. The original military orders were the Knights Templar, the Knights...

Religious values reflect the beliefs and practices which a religious adherent partakes in. Most values originate from sacred texts of each respective religion...

Albert Einstein's religious views have been widely studied and often misunderstood. Albert Einstein stated "I believe in Spinoza's God". He did not believe...

Religious democracy is a form of democracy where the values of a particular religion or state religion are preferred. The term applies to all democratic...

A religious test is a legal requirement to swear faith to a specific religion or sect, or to renounce the same. The Test Act 1673 in England obligated...

India – India at a Glance: Religious Compositions". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 25 August 2015. "Population by religious community – 2011". 2011 Census...

The religious views of the English rock band the Beatles evolved over time and differed among members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and...

the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other...

the population of the Arabian Peninsula and created a single Islamic religious polity. Following his death in 632, his followers expanded Muslim rule...

in European cultural history in its influence on later juridical and religious vocabulary in Europe, particularly of the Christian Church. This glossary...

Anglican religious orders are communities of men or women (or in some cases mixed communities of men and women) in the Anglican Communion who live under...

called an elopement. Marriage takes many forms, depending on cultural and religious values of the people involved and the cultural expectations of the society...

Religious republic could refer to: Christian republic Islamic republic This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Religious republic...

religious doctrines as justified if it is supported by sufficient evidence. Suggested examples of evidence for religious doctrines include religious experiences...

Religious philosophy is philosophical thinking that is influenced and directed as a consequence of teachings from a particular religion. It can be done...

The following is a list of the world's wealthiest religious organizations. Forbes list of billionaires List of wealthiest families List of wealthiest...

Religious uniformity occurs when government is used to promote one state religion, denomination, or philosophy to the exclusion of all other religious...

Jewish religious clothing is apparel worn by Jews in connection with the practice of the Jewish religion. Jewish religious clothing has changed over time...

Cults are social groups which have unusual, and often extreme, religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals. Extreme devotion to a particular...

Kierkegaard regained a sort of morality in the religious (although he would not agree that it was ethical; the religious suspends the ethical), and Jean-Paul Sartre's...

Mysticism encompasses religious traditions of human transformation aided by various practices and religious experiences. Popularly, mysticism is used...

Scrupulosity, also known as religious obsessive–compulsive disorder or scrupulous–compulsive disorder (SCD), is a mental disorder defined by intrusive...

A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity that comprises all church congregations of the same kind, identifiable by traits...

is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary education or higher learning...

of definitions, as found in traditional, modern, and ethical concepts. Religious rituals for regaining virginity exist in many cultures. Some men and women...

The Religious Chronicle is an ancient Mesopotamian register of portents such as the straying of wild animals into urban areas and extraordinary natural...

dissident factions within the movement. Religious Zionism is a variant that combines secular nationalism and religious conservatism. Advocates of Zionism have...

Religious affiliation of adults in the United States, per Gallup (2020–2024) Protestantism (44.8%) Catholicism (21.8%) Other Christians (2.40%) Judaism...

The following is a list of religious slurs or religious insults in the English language that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about...

determining whether it constitutes a myth. Myths are often endorsed by religious and secular authorities, and may be natural or supernatural in character...

"Religious" is the second single from American R&B singer R. Kelly's studio album, Untitled (2009). The song was released on October 10, 2009, on R. Kelly's...

Freedom of religion or religious liberty, also known as freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual...

"Hierarchies are celestial. In hell all are equal." The word hierarchy has religious roots and translates to 'rule of a high priest.' Authority is a core tenet...

the secular government and the religious hierarchy. Religious officials formed the Ulama, who had control of religious teachings and theology, and also...

atheism Demographics of religion List of countries by irreligion List of religious populations Religions by country Religiosity and intelligence Wealth and...

group (or an ethno-religious group) is a group of people with a common religious and ethnic background or, in some cases, a religious background exclusively...

Religious trauma syndrome (RTS) is classified as a set of symptoms, ranging in severity, experienced by those who have participated in or left behind...

al-Muwaḥḥidūn (lit. 'the monotheists' or 'the unitarians'), are an esoteric religious group of Arabs who adhere to Druzism or the Druze faith, an Abrahamic...

developed arguments for and against the existence of God. In monotheistic religious belief systems, God is usually viewed as the principal foundation of faith...

Jewish religious movements, sometimes called "denominations", include diverse groups within Judaism which have developed among Jews from ancient times...

Religious practices in ancient Greece encompassed a collection of beliefs, rituals, and mythology, in the form of both popular public religion and cult...

as an addiction. A 2016 Psychology Today article stated that the more religious people are, the more likely they are to restrict their sexual fantasies...

Enclosed religious orders are religious orders whose members strictly separate themselves from the affairs of the external world. The term cloistered is...

odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. The use of three lines to...

Folk beliefs (0.20%) Christianity (1.40%) Islam (1.30%) Other (0.30%) Religious affiliation among persons claiming one (The World Factbook 2021) Unaffiliated...

foundations of religious liberty in America, the impact of religious liberty on American society, current threats to domestic religious liberty, strategies...

only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religious and spiritual significance in many cultures. The number 2 is the second...

restricted to theology and can also express skeptical attitudes toward non-religious claims. Agnosticism contrasts with theism, which affirms God's existence...

India has been home to a large number of religious thinkers and spiritualists. The most important of such religious thinkers include Buddha, Guru Nanak, and...

would call a "monk" or "nun". More precisely, a religious is a member of a religious order or religious institute, someone who belongs to "a society in...

Totally Religious is an album by the English band the Screaming Blue Messiahs, released in 1989. It was co-produced by previous Screaming Blue Messiahs...

general. He opposed the British government's introduction of the Racial and Religious Hatred Act, something he writes about in his contribution to Free Expression...

Weekday Religious Education (WRE) or Released Time for Religious Instruction (RTRI) is a released time religious education program for public school students...

absorbed into local societies, which introduced lasting cultural and religious influences. European powers later competed to monopolise trade in the...

This is a list of religious leaders who have been convicted of serious crimes before, during or after their period as a religious leader. Tony Alamo –...

religions are a set of monotheistic religions that respect or admire the religious figure Abraham as a patriarch and/or as a prophet, namely Judaism, Christianity...

affected by cultural, political, legal, philosophical, moral, ethical, and religious aspects of life. Interest in sexual activity normally increases when an...

Theology is the study of religious belief from a religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity and the history behind religion. It is...

The concept of the regional religious system (RRS) 區域宗教系統 was first put forth in an article co-authored by Jiang Wu 吳疆, Daoqin Tong 童道琴, and Karl Ryavec...

attended religious services, and read religious material weekly. Twenty-three percent of those studied did not identify themselves as religious practitioners...

Entheogens are psychoactive substances used in spiritual, religious, recreational, therapeutic, and experimental contexts to induce altered states of...

The Religious of the Assumption, also known as the Sisters of the Assumption, is an international Roman Catholic congregation of pontifical right. Founded...

2009). "Poe's Law, Group Polarization, and the Epistemology of Online Religious Discourse". SSRN 1332169. Chivers, Tom (October 23, 2009). "Internet rules...

international laws of war bar firing upon or from a religious building. Religious architecture expresses the religious beliefs, aesthetic choices, and economic and...

dubbed Yahwism (for Yahweh) by modern scholars, having a theology that religious Jews believe to be the expression of the Mosaic covenant between God and...

Galatians who inhabit Pessinous do not touch pork." In spite of the common religious stigma associated with pigs, pork remains the most consumed meat of any...

philosophical, or religious beliefs. NDEs usually occur during reversible clinical death. Explanations for NDEs vary from scientific to religious. Neuroscience...

The following is a non-exhaustive list of links to specific religious texts which may be used for further, more in-depth study. Pyramid Texts Coffin Texts...

Religious violence in Odisha consists of civil unrest and riots in the Indian state of Odisha in 1990s and early 2000s. Violence also took place against...

The Bachelor of Religious Education (BRE) is an undergraduate degree. It offers a broad education in the areas of scripture and Christian theology. This...

collective spiritual, cultural, and legal traditions of the Jewish people. Religious Jews regard Judaism as their means of observing the Mosaic covenant, which...

Declaration of Religious Harmony of Singapore is a statement that affirms the importance of, and the commitment of Singaporeans towards, religious harmony....

people are Muslim, 40% Christian and 10% adherent of their own indigenous religious traditions. A 1974 study analyzed Yoruba marriages in the town Oka Akoko...

suited, trained, or qualified. Although the term is now often used in non-religious contexts and is related to cultivating motivated, self-directed, and positively...

The religious beliefs of Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, have been a matter of debate. His opinions regarding religious matters...

is a woman authorized to perform the sacred rites and or duties of a religious organization, often used for pagan, and witch-related titles, or positions...

Berger, have been called one of the contemporary world's most dynamic religious movements. Historically speaking however, Protestantism includes only...

religious reforms, centralizing worship in Jerusalem and eliminating the worship of foreign gods. According to the Hebrew Bible, Josiah's religious reforms...

was the twelfth-largest Protestant religious body in the world and the sixth-largest highly international religious body. It is ethnically and culturally...

A religious image is a work of visual art that is representational and has a religious purpose, subject or connection. All major historical religions have...

needed] An example of a religious notion from this shared past is the concept of *dyēus, which is attested in several distinct religious systems.[citation needed]...

modern scientists, psychologists and philosophers. Additionally, many religious traditions, including Abrahamic and Dharmic traditions, hold that death...

belonging to the complex, highlighting the extent of socioeconomic and religious integration in the lives of the Ugaritic people. Architecturally, the...

Religious America was a 1974 American television documentary series produced for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station WGBH-TV in Boston...

spelled Yezidis (/jə.ˈziː.diz/ ; Êzidî), are a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that...

The judicial system of Israel consists of secular courts and religious courts. The law courts constitute a separate and independent unit of Israel's Ministry...

religious affairs. The Ministry of Religious Services appoints religious councils, and covers 40% of the shortfall in approved budgets for religious facilities...

has been excluded, and thus available statistics are estimates made by religious and non-governmental agencies. The country is majority Sunni Muslim (estimated...

by the UN have found evidence of increasing incitement of hatred and religious intolerance by "ultra-nationalist Buddhists" against Rohingyas while the...

Ancient Mesopotamian religion encompasses the religious beliefs (concerning the gods, creation and the cosmos, the origin of humanity, and so forth) and...

for various religious or secular aims. The Western concept of fraternities developed in the Christian context, notably with the religious orders in the...

Nun A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to prayer, religious service and contemplation, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and...

scientific method, the Enlightenment promoted ideals of individual liberty, religious tolerance, progress, and natural rights. Its thinkers advocated for constitutional...

"Religious and Famous" is a song by Christian rock band 7eventh Time Down from their second album, Just Say Jesus. It was released in 2014 as the album's...

Governorate (present-day Yarkovsky District in Tyumen Oblast). He had a religious conversion experience after embarking on a pilgrimage to a monastery in...

The Coalition for Religious Freedom is a religious right organization founded by Tim LaHaye and Robert Grant to lobby against government regulation of...

The Bible is an anthology of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and important in other Abrahamic religions such as Islam. The...

Catholic French monarchy. His polemics witheringly satirized intolerance and religious dogma, as well as the French institutions of his day. His best-known work...

Corps. This soldier provides expertise in religious support and religious support operations. The Religious Affairs Specialists, which is military occupational...

by her followers as Mother God, was an American religious leader and the co-founder of the new religious movement Love Has Won. Carlson and her followers...

Below are lists of religious converts. The term proselyte is often used as a synonym for religious converts, although historically it first referred solely...

derive from traditional African religions with some influence from other religious traditions, notably Christianity and Islam. Afro-American religions share...

define and understand, one standard model of religion that is used in religious studies courses defines it as [a] system of symbols which acts to establish...

of formal religious affiliation, a significant number of religiously unaffiliated Asian Americans maintain a connection to various religious or philosophical...

belief that the solution to the downfall among India's religious communities was a grassroots religious revival." As the British Empire began to dissolve in...

other traditional subjects. Throughout his childhood, he continued his religious education with the assistance of his relatives, including his mother's...

generally regarded by scholars of religion as referring to a largely modern religious phenomenon which, while itself a reinterpretation of religion as defined...

A new religious movement (NRM) is a religious or spiritual group or community with practices of relatively modern origins. NRMs may be novel in origin...

movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic...

rituals undertaken in their honour. Customs vary between cultures and religious groups. Funerals have both normative and legal components. Common secular...

The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature is a book by Harvard University psychologist and theologian William James. It comprises...

Religious revival may refer to: Christian revival, a period of unusual blessing and activity in the life of the Christian Church Revival meeting, a series...

ministry of religious affairs (sometimes with a similar name, like ministry of endowments) is a government department responsible for religious matters,...

medical background is apparent in many, including some that are seen as religious or spiritual in origin. Taboos can help use a resource more efficiently...

ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Most of the population...

religious experience, also known as a spiritual experience or sacred experience, is a subjective experience which is interpreted within a religious framework...

consider the regulation of religion by a secular state. Religious minorities and non-religious citizens tend to support political secularism while members...

The Religious Issue (Portuguese: Questão Religiosa) was a crisis that took place in the Empire of Brazil in the 1870s, which, having started on 3 March...

The religious views of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, have been a matter for discussion among observers and the American...

exclusively known as Saint Dominic (Spanish: Santo Domingo), was a Castilian religious priest and the founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). He is the...

The city of Paris, France is home to a large number of religious buildings, of many different religions. Religion in Paris (2011) Catholicism (61.0%)...

proselytizing efforts to convert the Mandinka from their traditional religious beliefs into Islam. In Ghana, for example, the Almoravids had divided...

jurisprudential concept for defining political distance in the relationship between religious organizations and the state. Conceptually, the term refers to the creation...

The Elizabethan religious settlement was the set of religious and political arrangements made for England during the reign of Elizabeth I (1558–1603)...

There are a variety of religious views on suicide. Regarding suicide in the ancient European religions, both Roman and Greek, had a relaxed attitude....

This is an index of religious honorifics from various religions. Ecclesiastical titles are the formal styles of address used for members of the Christian...

Religious views on truth vary both between and within religions. The most universal concept of religion that holds true in every case is the inseparable...

categories in society, and use it to explain political, cultural, or religious conflicts between groups. Others conceive of sectarianism as a set of...

crematoria allow relatives to view the charging. This is sometimes done for religious reasons, such as in traditional Hindu and Jain funerals, and is also customary...

This list reports the religious affiliation of the members of the United States Senate in the 119th United States Congress. In most cases, in addition...

system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices; the service or worship of God or the supernatural. Religious belief is distinct from religious practice...

task force of the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, the Sikh religious body. The Akali Dal considers itself the principal representative of Sikhs...

described as both religious and non-religious, as an aspect of a new religious movement, as rooted in Hinduism, and as a non-religious practice for self-development...

characteristics within that person's society. In the latter case, known as religious antisemitism, a person's hostility is driven by their religion's perception...

Satanism is a group of religious, ideological, or philosophical beliefs based on Satan—particularly his worship or veneration. Because of the ties to...

and rationalistic theology that rejects prophecies, revelations, and religious texts as legitimate or reliable sources of divine knowledge, Deism instead...

worldwide adherents, called Muslims. Islam is the world's second-largest religious population after Christianity. Muslims believe that there is a primordial...

The Institute for Religious Research (IRR) is an American Christian apologetics and counter-cult organization based in Cedar Springs, Michigan. It declares...

Shas (Hebrew: ש״ס) is a Haredi religious political party in Israel. Founded in 1984 by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a former Israeli Sephardi chief rabbi, who...

of notable moments in the history of women's ordination in the world's religious traditions. It is not an exhaustive list of all historic or contemporary...

Religious affiliations can affect the electability of the presidents of the United States and shape their stances on policy matters and their visions...

no religion. The list is categorized alphabetically with their former religious affiliation, where known. According to The New York Times, 25,000 Americans...

International Religious Freedom Report 2013, Afghanistan. International Religious Freedom Report 2013, Indonesia. International Religious Freedom Report...

given religious freedom and privileges while serving their sentences. This includes access to a chaplain or religious advisor, authorised religious reading...

Hindus share religious views and practices. Sinhalese Buddhists have adopted religious elements from Hindu traditions in their religious practices. Some...

fasting, abstinence, as well as pious kneeling. Also common among Christian religious orders in the past were the wearing of sackcloth, as well as self-flagellation...

Religious ministry may refer to: Minister (Christianity) Christian ministry, activity by Christians to spread or express their faith Ministry of Jesus...

connected through the history of India, they constitute a wide range of religious communities, and are not confined to the Indian subcontinent. Evidence...

He had both Hindu and Muslim followers, but when pressed on his own religious affiliations, he refused to identify himself with one to the exclusion...

A religious intentional community is a residential community with a shared religious identity designed to have a high degree of group cohesiveness and...

conflicts, riots and other forms of violence between communities of different religious faith or ethnic origins. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime includes...

Christ." This text also demonstrates the frequent use of allegory in religious texts during the Medieval Period, following the tradition and example...

Godel was not unmoved by religious concerns. On the contrary, his library included many books and tracts devoted to various religious sects; among his notebooks...

stated that in Iran, 72% of respondents said they were religious, 27% said they were not religious, and 1% said they were atheist. Online surveys conducted...

Numerous religious traditions have taken a stance on abortion but few are absolute. These stances span a broad spectrum, based on numerous teachings,...

be burned and on June 17, 1244, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were set on fire in the streets of Paris. 1263: the Disputation...

Islamic law or sharia is a religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition which allows polygyny. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly...

Initiated in 529, they are the oldest of all the religious orders in the Latin Church. The male religious are also sometimes called the Black Monks, especially...

great religious tolerance by European standards, guaranteed by the Warsaw Confederation Act of 1573, though the practical degree of religious freedom...

Religious violence in India includes acts of violence by followers of one religious group against followers and institutions of another religious group...

religious writings were explicitly opposed to atheism. In his 1937 lecture Religion and Natural Science, he criticized atheistic attacks on religious...

Commission on International Religious Freedom has documented official and ongoing religious persecution and religious-freedom violations against the...

A religious goods store, also known as a religious bookstore, religious gifts store or religious supplies shop, is a store specializing in supplying materials...

philosophers have studied Nazism with a specific focus on its religious and pseudo-religious aspects. It has been debated whether Nazism would constitute...

Asia and parts of Indochina. Javanese heritage has created magnificent religious monuments such as Borobudur and Prambanan which are among the world's...

The No Religious Test Clause of the United States Constitution is a clause within Article VI, Clause 3: Senators and Representatives before mentioned...

called the Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today for Jewish religious observance and as an official calendar of Israel. It determines the dates...

of enthusiasm. The term was confined to a belief in religious inspiration, or to intense religious fervor or emotion. From this, a Syrian sect of the fourth...

according to a claim in 1949. The movement was influenced by existing religious practice in the Sulphur Bay area of Tanna, particularly the worship of...

Islamism is a range of religious and political ideological movements that believe that Islam should influence political systems. Its proponents believe...

Separatism is the advocacy of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, regional, governmental, or gender separation from the larger group. As with...

found alongside each other. Traditionally, spirituality referred to a religious process of re-formation which "aims to recover the original shape of man"...

and acts of charity. Mosques often organize large iftar gatherings and religious lessons during the month. Cultural expressions vary between countries...

as extramarital sex that is or was considered objectionable on social, religious and moral grounds, and which often resulted in legal consequences. Although...

The National Religious Party (Hebrew: מִפְלָגָה דָּתִית לְאֻומִּית, Miflaga Datit Leumit), commonly known in Israel by its Hebrew abbreviation Mafdal...

describe yourself as religious, somewhat religious, or not religious? (2020) Religious (28.9%) Somewhat religious (42.3%) Not religious (26.7%) Don't know...

interpretive frameworks to the diverse contents of religious traditions as well as to both religious and irreligious individuals. The various methods and...

translated as eulogist or panegyrist; is attributed to a religious singer. There is a kind of religious singer(s) in Islamic culture who are called Maddah that...

established beliefs or customs, particularly the accepted beliefs or religious law of a religious organization. A heretic is a proponent of a heresy. Heresy in...

religion, prohibits the state from religious discrimination, and requires the state to treat religious and non-religious schools in a non-prejudicial manner...

Anglican religious life at one time boasted hundreds of orders and communities, and thousands of religious. An important aspect of Anglican religious life...

International is relayed by numerous low-powered translators nationwide. As a religious station, CSN International flagship KAWZ is allowed to place translators...

(1912). He also wrote plays and essays concerning philosophical, moral and religious themes. In the 1870s, Tolstoy experienced a profound moral crisis, followed...

Neopaganism, is a modern pagan religion. Scholars of religious studies classify it as a new religious movement. Developed in Europe during the early 20th...

extent traditional African religions. In Christian or Islamic communities, religious beliefs are also sometimes characterized with syncretism with the beliefs...

The Family International (TFI) is an American new religious movement founded in 1968 by David Brandt Berg. The group has gone under a number of different...

USA and small First Nations or bands in Canada, as each having unique religious practices. Theology may be monotheistic, polytheistic, henotheistic, animistic...

African Orisa (Òrìṣà [òɾìʃà]), or Isese (Ìṣẹ̀ṣe), comprises the traditional religious and spiritual concepts and practice of the Yoruba people. Its homeland...

'catechism'. Often the word doctrine specifically suggests a body of religious principles as promulgated by a church. Doctrine may also refer to a principle...

pejorative sense strays far from the formal sense in which it is applied to religious belief. The pejorative sense is not limited to theistic attitudes alone...

sparked religious riots that have led to loss of human life and in one 1893 riot alone, more than 100 people were killed for the cause. For religious reasons...

to reduce pain and physiologic stress. Circumcision is undertaken for religious, cultural, social, and medical reasons. It may be medically necessary...

The views of the various different religions and religious believers regarding human sexuality range widely among and within them, from giving sex and...

(1793–1794). Paine's religious views as expressed in The Age of Reason caused quite a stir in religious society, effectively splitting the religious groups into...

and claims to avoid preferential treatment for a citizen based on their religious beliefs, affiliation or lack of either over those with other profiles...

denials of evolution have come from religious groups, rather than from the scientific community. Although many religious groups have found reconciliation...

is the "belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion". Religious people often think of faith as confidence based on a perceived degree...

policies of the state of Israel, anti-Zionism has also been expressed within religious contexts which have, at times, colluded and collided with the ethnopolitical...

cult to be enacted, to be practiced. In the Catholic Church, outward religious practice in cultus is the technical term for Roman Catholic devotions...

These varying terms imply both immoral or religious consequences, charged whether via civil law or religious law. American researcher Alfred Kinsey found...

Christianity (2.00%) Others (9.00%) Don't know / no response (1.00%) Religious affiliation among persons claiming one (The World Factbook 2021 estimate)...

Brethren is a name adopted by a wide range of mainly Christian religious groups throughout history. The largest movement is Anabaptist. Apostolic Brethren...

Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the Hare Krishna Movement, is a Hindu religious organization. It follows the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, which emphasizes...

as distinct from atheism. According to atheists' arguments, unproven religious propositions deserve as much disbelief as all other unproven propositions...

acceptable decoration (e.g., common body piercing in many societies), and religious rites of passage (e.g., circumcision in a number of cultures), as well...

mythical personification of evil as conceived in various cultures and religious traditions. It is seen as the objectification of a hostile and destructive...

of Glasgow due to his religious views. By this time he had published the Philosophical Essays, which were decidedly anti-religious. This represented a turning...

Aboriginal peoples of Canada Flags of French-speaking people of North America Religious flags International flags Sexual identity symbols (including flags) Flags...

"Religious Morality", (from Mind, 1963). "Religious Morality: a Reply to Flew and Campbell", (from Mind, 1964). "God and the Good", (from Religious Studies...

The Prince Philip movement is a religious sect followed by the Kastom people around the villages of Yaohnanen and Yakel on the southern Tanna Island in...

clergyman who is credited with beginning the mid-19th-century North American religious movement known as Millerism. After his proclamation of the Second Coming...

explicitly noted the existence of indigenous religious writings. There are also Spanish records of indigenous religious books and scrolls, along with indigenous...

Islamic religious police (also known as morality police or sharia police) are official Islamic religious enforcement agencies, often found in Muslim-majority...

attention, with many writers concerned with identifying precursors to the religious practices and deities of much later Indian religions. However, due to...

more common occurrence in the teen and young adult dating experience. Religious and moralist views from the preceding decades also led to public outcry...

Sacral architecture (also known as sacred architecture or religious architecture) is a religious architectural practice concerned with the design and construction...

guarantees freedom of religion. Kyrgyzstan is a multicultural and multi-religious country with Islam, Buddhism, Baháʼí, Christianity (including Russian...

following is a list of affiliates for the Daystar Television Network, a religious television network in the United States. "Stations for Network – Daystar"...

widely professed religion in Russia, with significant minorities of non-religious people and adherents of other faiths. Russia has the world's largest Orthodox...

six Jews remaining in 2016. The U.S. State Department's International Religious Freedom Report for 2023 put the estimated number of Christians in Yemen...

centuries, German cities also became hubs of heretical and sometimes anti-religious freethinking, challenging the influence of religion and contributing to...

The religious minorities in Pakistan are Hindus, Christians, Kalasha, Bahais, Parsis and Sikhs, Ahmadis and minority Muslim sects like Zikri and Shia...

In the context of religious cosmogony, Chaos (Ancient Greek: χάος, romanized: kháos) refers to the division of reality outside or in contrast to the ordered...

that "religious violence in Late Antiquity is mostly restricted to violent rhetoric: 'in Antiquity, not all religious violence was that religious, and...

The Teutonic Order is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society c. 1190 in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Order of Brothers of the...

pedagogical works. Erasmus lived against the backdrop of the growing European religious reformations and relocated regularly. He influenced a large circle of...

psychiatrists because of the similarities between religious experiences and psychotic episodes. Religious experiences often involve reports of auditory and/or...

Religious views on the self vary widely. The self is a complex and core subject in many forms of spirituality.[citation needed] Considering the self leads...

norms which most often involve religious rules and terms. Some areas, countries or cities have an economy based on religious tourism. Examples include Islamic...

after the Protestant Reformation began in 1517, the wars disrupted the religious and political order in the Catholic countries of Europe. Other motives...

the physical world and thus accessible to creatures in various ways. In religious experience, transcendence is a state of being that has overcome the limitations...

to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraham (or Allah)...

region. Religious holidays are set by religious organizations for their members and are often also observed as public holidays in religious majority...

Religious tourism in India is a focus of Narendra Modi's national tourism policy. Uttarakhand has been popular as a religious and adventure tourism hub...

thwarted by Parliament but, during her five-year reign, more than 280 religious dissenters were burned at the stake, in what became known as the Marian...

anthropological construct. A 2016 comparative study found that the oldest religious belief, present in the most recent common ancestor of hunter-gatherer...

Religious views on capitalism have been philosophically diverse. Numerous religious philosophers have defended the natural right to property while simultaneously...

until the Scientific Revolution were achieved by societies organized by religious traditions. Ancient pagan, Islamic, and Christian scholars pioneered individual...

Religious views on pornography are based on the broader views of religions on topics such as modesty, dignity, and sexuality. Different religious groups...

Anthroposophy is a spiritual new religious movement that was founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner that postulates the existence...

apocalyptic and messianic frameworks. They remained embedded in Jewish religious life and did not initially conceive of themselves as departing from Israel...

the act of setting oneself on fire. It is mostly done for political or religious reasons, often as a form of protest or in acts of martyrdom, and known...

the day as the feast day or feast of said saint. A feast is "an annual religious celebration, a day dedicated to a particular saint". The system rose from...

Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent. It is assumed...

Maimonides issued a ruling in the case of a man who was ordered by a beth din (religious court) to divorce his wife and refused that "we coerce him until he states...

the principle of independence and immunity of religious orders from "temporal" powers. In many religious buildings sanctuary has a specific meaning, covering...

what is called "religious perfection", which is pursued by those committed to living religious life, such as members of religious orders. All Catholics...

Tagalog religion mainly consists of Tagalog Austronesian religious elements, supplemented with other elements later obtained from Hinduism, Mahayana Buddhism...

The Russian Religious Renaissance was a period from roughly 1880 -1950 which witnessed a great creative outpouring of Russian philosophy, theology and...

Religious violence in Nigeria refers to Christian–Muslim strife in Nigeria tracing back to 1953. The present religious violence in Nigeria is dominated...

The meaning of a spiritual retreat can be different for different religious communities. Spiritual retreats are an integral part of many Buddhist, Christian...

(KKK) and White Aryan Resistance (WAR) preach violence against racial, religious, sexual and other minorities in the United States. Joseph E. Agne argues...

ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and others. According to the 2022 revision of the World Population...

around the world, with some countries granting it religious status, while others treat it as a non-religious belief system, a commercial enterprise, or a suspicious...

of disciplines, including anthropologists, archeologists, historians, religious studies scholars, philosophers, and psychologists. Hundreds of books and...

cauldron or kettle symbolises charity and is a reference to the Sikh religious obligation to provide langar, the free distribution of food, to all people...

article provides an incomplete list and broad overview of significant religious sites and places of spiritual importance throughout the world. Sites are...

This is a list of the top-level leaders for religious groups with at least 50,000 adherents, and that led anytime from January 1, 1901, to December 31...

or sometimes a dedicated space within an open floor plan building, for religious devotion, basic sleeping accommodations, and a domestic cooking range...

A triad, in a religious context, refers to a grouping of three gods, usually by importance or similar roles. A triad of gods were usually not considered...

Amendment. The First Amendment applies only to state actors. With regard to religious freedom, the Court has frequently cited Thomas Jefferson's call for "a...

Kahanism (Hebrew: [ka.haˈn.izm]; Hebrew: כַּהַנִּיזְם) is a religious Zionist ideology based on the views of Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the Jewish...

Religious rejection of politics, sometimes known as political quietism, is a philosophy that can be found in a life of contemplation of nature. Adherents...

geometry used in the design and construction of religious structures such as churches, temples, mosques, religious monuments, altars, and tabernacles has sometimes...

The Master of Religious Education (MRE) is a terminal academic degree in preparation for professional teaching ministry, usually offered by Christian...

[ʃaˈriːʕa]), also transliterated as Sharī'ah, Shari'a, or Shariah, is a body of religious law that form the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly...

Heaven's Gate was an American new religious movement known primarily for the mass suicide of its members in 1997. Often described as a cult, it was founded...

become one of the most infamous feuds in the history of mathematics. The religious opinions of Hobbes remain controversial, as many positions have been attributed...

prior to the introduction of Christianity to New Zealand was the main religious belief for Māori. By 1845, more than half of the Māori population attended...

Nudity factors into various religious traditions and teachings, and forms part of the basis for modern attitudes and behaviors regarding nudity. The Abrahamic...

May 11, 1933) is an American religious leader who has been the head of the Nation of Islam since 1981, a new religious movement which combines black...

This is a list of religious people in Hinduism, including gurus, sants, monks, yogis and spiritual masters. A guru is defined as a "teacher, spiritual...

New Age is a range of spiritual or religious practices and beliefs that rapidly grew in Western society during the early 1970s. Its highly eclectic and...

survey) Islam (95%) Other (5%) Religion in Turkey consists of various religious beliefs. Turkey is officially a secular state and various surveys claim...

The Politics of Religious Apostasy: The Role of Apostates in the Transformation of Religious Movements is a 1998 book edited by David G. Bromley. It presents...

The Religious Torah Front (Hebrew: חזית דתית תורתית, Hazit Datit Toratit) was a political alliance in Israel composed of Agudat Yisrael and Poalei Agudat...

heightened or stylized form of speech. In the Late Middle Ages, some religious chant evolved into song (forming one of the roots of later Western music)...

A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more...

Mormonism is the theology and religious tradition of the Latter Day Saint movement of Restorationist Christianity started by Joseph Smith in Western New...

salaf, giving these writings precedence over what they claim as "later religious interpretations". The Salafi movement aimed to achieve a renewal of Muslim...

Religious sinicization (from "sinicize", meaning somebody or something modified under Chinese influence) usually refers to "the indigenisation of religious...

Influenced by Robertson Smith, Émile Durkheim in The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life argued that sacrifice served a dual function: social communion and...

and thus unaccompanied religious singing is not considered music. Koran recitation is an important kind of unaccompanied religious performance, as is the...

ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. 10,200,013 people as...

he began to show religious films. This practice expanded to other churches and schools and it led to his formation of the Religious Film Society in 1933...

The United Religious Front (Hebrew: חֲזִית דָּתִית מְאוּחֶדֶת, Jăziyþ Dáþiyþ Mëuwjedeþ) was a political alliance of the four major religious parties in...

population density, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. As of 2025, the Icelandic...

challenges an established political or religious system, doctrine, belief, policy, or institution. In a religious context, the word has been used since...

Catholic priest and theologian, who, with six companions, founded the religious order of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), and became its first Superior...

Buddhafield is a religious movement in the United States. It began in the 1980s in Hollywood, and continues in Hawaii today, often recruiting through...

citizens. In a religious context, humility can mean a self-recognition of a deity and subsequent submission to that deity as a religious member. Outside...

capacity of human beings. "Enlightenment" was a means to capture natural religious truths, as distinguished from mere mythology. This perspective was influenced...

Religious affiliation in Sweden (2021) Church of Sweden (Lutheran) (53.2%) Other Protestants (3.50%) Eastern Orthodox Church (1.50%) Catholic Church (1...

Schmalkalden, where the group was founded in 1531. Although created for religious motives soon after the start of the Reformation, its members later came...

Religious Program Specialist (RP) is a designated rating within the United States Navy. As an essential member of Professional Naval Chaplaincy, RPs fulfill...

religion, belief and conscience. In the 2023 census, Islam was the largest religious affiliation in Albania, forming the narrow absolute majority with around...

The list of foods with religious symbolism provides details, and links to articles, of foods which are used in religious communities or traditions to...

organization, movement, or religious denomination. The word is most frequently applied to a split in what had previously been a single religious body, such as the...

Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint...

Other religions (0.30%) Univision Noticias survey of Cubans (2015) Non-religious 44 (43.1%) Catholic 27 (26.5%) Evangelical or Protestant 7 (6.86%) Santería...

with them or their religious practices. Members are not allowed to engage in other similar mental therapies or procedures, religious or otherwise. Scientology's...

Religious to Damn was an indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York fronted by Afghan-American songwriter Zohra Atash. Atash formed the group in 2009 in...

definition of Jewish identity with little or no attention given to its religious aspects. The concept of Jewish secularism first arose in the late 19th...

Contemporary Religious Satanism: A Critical Anthology is an academic anthology published by Ashgate in 2009 and edited by the Norwegian religious scholar Jesper...

(in Bangladesh, India and Nepal). The sacred fig is considered to have religious significance in four major religions that originated on the Indian subcontinent:...

religions such as Kejawen and Vietnamese folk religion The East-West religious distinction (just like the East-West culture distinction, and the implications...

Iranian religious music is defined as the music that has been used in streets, mosques, holy places and on religious occasions. Zoroastrian religious music...

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was drafted in 1777 by Thomas Jefferson in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and introduced into the Virginia General...

also known as neopaganism and contemporary paganism, is a range of new religious movements variously influenced by the indigenous beliefs of pre-modern...

Hindu state. This movement has often been criticised for misusing Hindu religious sentiments to divide people along communal lines and for distorting the...

country's total population. South Africa is a secular state with a diverse religious population. Its constitution guarantees freedom of religion. Many religions...

Religious economy refers to religious persons and organizations interacting within a market framework of competing groups and ideologies. An economy makes...

Religious of Perpetual Adoration is a Roman Catholic religious order formed in 1857 by Anna de Meeus, in Brussels, Belgium. Anna de Meeûs (1823-1904) was...

The Presidency of Religious Affairs (Turkish: Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, commonly referred to as the Diyanet or DİB) is a state institution established...

Watch "authorities restrict religious freedom by preventing registration of religious communities, subjecting former religious prisoners to arbitrary controls...

religions, are, in the context of comparative religion, a grouping of religious movements that originated in the Iranian plateau, which accounts for the...

Satanism, in contrast to nontheistic Satanism. It is an umbrella term for religious groups that consider Satan to objectively exist as a deity, supernatural...

called the Yasna, which forms the core of Zoroastrian liturgy. Zoroaster's religious philosophy divided the early Iranian gods of Proto-Indo-Iranian paganism...

also strongly feel the practice originated in West Africa among native religious curing practices there. The origin of the word is unclear; Walker (1935)...

The following is a list of current Catholic religious institutes. Most are Latin Catholic; however, Eastern Catholic institutes are also included. The...

Talmud, the Zealots are characterized as non-religious, that is not following the contemporary religious leadership. They are called the Biryonim (בריונים)...

a device worn over the torso to protect it from injury, as an item of religious significance, or as an item of status. In medieval weaponry, the breastplate...

Islamic religious leaders have traditionally been people who, as part of the clerisy, mosque, or government, have performed a prominent role within their...

This is a list of religious life by faith. As it can be a matter of rebuttal as to whether an organization is in fact religious, organizations only appear...

Theosophy is a religious movement established in the United States in the late 19th century. Founded primarily by the Russian Helena Blavatsky and based...

systems Major religious groups Nonsectarian Phyletism Religious education Religious law Religious toleration Religious intolerance Religious supremacism...

Snake handling, also called serpent handling, is a religious rite observed in a small number of isolated churches, mostly in the United States, usually...

Rizalista religious movements refers to the new religious movement and a form of Folk Catholicism adopted by a number of ethnic religious groups in the...

Chinese folk religion or folk beliefs, comprises a range of traditional religious practices of Han Chinese, including the Chinese diaspora. This includes...

Multiple religious belonging, also known as double belonging, refers to the idea that individuals can belong to more than one religious tradition. While...

Messianic Communities, and the Community Apostolic Order, is a cult and new religious movement. It was founded by Gene Spriggs and it sprang out of the Jesus...

Disillusioned with orthodox Islam and perhaps hoping to bring about religious unity within his empire, Akbar promulgated Din-i Ilahi, a syncretic creed...

on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words Christ and Christian derive from the...

born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. Vivekananda...

Religious discrimination in Pakistan remains a significant human rights concern in Pakistan. Religious minorities including Christians, Hindus, Sikhs,...

artists concerns artists known, at least in part, for their works of religious Catholic art. It also includes artists whose position as a Roman Catholic...

that is accepted neither by the scientific establishment nor orthodox religious authorities. The earliest traditions of Western esotericism emerged in...

This is a list of divinities native to Japanese beliefs and religious traditions. Many of these are from Shinto, while others were imported via Buddhism...

also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religious beliefs, politics, and laws of Islam or to societies in which Islam is...

It does not include the Religious Kibbutz Movement with its 16 kibbutzim or the two Poalei Agudat Yisrael-affiliated religious kibbutzim. The United Kibbutz...

natural, religious and moral order in later Hinduism. Sanskrit scholar Maurice Bloomfield referred to Ṛta as "one of the most important religious conceptions...

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company is a religious publishing house based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1911 by Dutch American William B. Eerdmans...

possessions. By several metrics, including racial and ethnic background, religious affiliation, and percentage of rural and urban divide, the state of Illinois...

Excommunication is an institutional act of religious censure used to deprive, suspend, or limit membership in a religious community or to restrict certain rights...

Religious Liberty is a sculpture commissioned by B'nai B'rith and dedicated "to the people of the United States" as an expression of support for the Constitutional...

This article lists Christian religious predictions that failed to come about in the specified time frame, listed by religious group. Adventism has its roots...

counterproductive. Instead, he proposed private confinement, labor, solitude, and religious instruction for criminals, and he opposed the death penalty. His outspoken...

associated with saṃsāra (birth-rebirth cycle). Samsara originated with religious movements in the first millennium BCE. These movements such as Buddhism...

population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, religious affiliations, and other aspects. Ghana's population is 30,832,019 (2021...

relationships with alcohol, reflecting diverse cultural, social, and religious practices across different traditions. While some religions strictly prohibit...

that Quebec is a lay state (secular state). It prohibits the wearing of religious symbols by certain public employees in positions of authority and those...

Hasidism (Hebrew: חסידות, romanized: Ḥăsīdūt) or Hasidic Judaism is a religious movement within Judaism that arose in the 18th century as a spiritual...

222, while he was still a teenager. His short reign was notorious for religious controversy and alleged sexual debauchery. A close relative to the Severan...

person's ability to be grateful. Those who regularly attend religious services or engage in religious activities are more likely to have a greater sense of...

Belgrade, the capital and largest city of Serbia, has an abundance of religious architecture. The city has numerous Serbian Orthodox churches and temples...

Ferdows Religious School (Persian: مدرسه علمیه علیا, romanized: Madreseh Elmiyeh Oliya) is a historic school with octagonal design, located in the southwest...

In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains or personal effects...

devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, political and religious clubs, and so forth. Historically, clubs occurred in all ancient states...

cultures. It is often observed as an indigenous or national holiday, a religious celebration, or a cultural fair (mela). A festival is a typical case of...

population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The demographic situation...

still obtain financial support from the state of Norway, along with other religious communities. Early Norwegians, like most Scandinavians, were once adherents...

Islam or Muslims in general. Islamophobia is characterised as a form of religious or cultural bigotry in which Muslims are stereotyped as a geopolitical...

"pseudo", meaning false, and "religion." The term is sometimes avoided in religious scholarship as it is seen as polemic, but it is used colloquially in multiple...

Labor Zionism, revisionist Zionism, and religious Zionism. There are also several non-Zionist Orthodox religious parties and non-Zionist secular left-wing...

ietsism, spiritual but not religious, freethought, anti-theism, apatheism, non-belief, pandeism, secular humanism, non-religious theism, pantheism, panentheism...

not eat various specific foods and beverages in conformity with various religious, cultural, legal or other societal prohibitions. Many of these prohibitions...

dede (also called dedebaba) (means grandfather in Turkish) is a socio-religious leader in the Islamic Alevi and non-Islamic Ishiki community. It is one...

Religious persecution is verbal, psychological or physical harassment against targets because they choose to practice a specific religion. Religious abuse...

Asian music encompasses numerous musical styles, diverse cultural and religious traditions, and forms originating on the Asian continent. Asian musical...

introduction to the Sacraments traditionally used in catechesis, or Christian religious teaching of children and adult converts. As Daniel R. Hyde has shown,...

This is a list of films with religious themes. Following is a list of highest-grossing religious films. Grosses presented here are worldwide box office...

(Moroccan, Algerian, and Tunisian) are Sephardim of point of view of the religious rite. Maghrebi is an Arabic term which translates to "Westerners." Indian...

broad discipline covering scientific, religious or philosophical aspects of the cosmos and its nature. Religious and philosophical approaches may include...

commonly interpreted as the separation of civil society and religious society. It discourages religious involvement in government affairs, especially in the...

means to be religious. It was held that children of this age were not responsible enough to understand what it means to observe religious practices. Israel...

associated with the Catholic Church. They formed and identified with various religious groups advocating greater purity of worship and doctrine, as well as personal...

low as to have one's head touching the ground. It was commonly used in religious worship which emphasizes its emotional depth, sincerity, and willing submission...

of blending the social and political power of secular government with religious power, or of making secular authority superior to the spiritual authority...

response to Western cultural influence; grown globally since the 1970s, with religious Muslims viewing it as a symbol of modesty and faith or a form of adornment...

People have been found to perceive images with spiritual or religious themes or import, sometimes called iconoplasms or simulacra, in the shapes of natural...

However, this space is used by religious and non-religious students alike, so it can be used to hold religious/non-religious events. Many Canadian universities...

The religious views of William Shakespeare are the subject of an ongoing scholarly debate dating back more than 150 years. The general assumption about...

Ariela (March 2009). "American Religious Identification Survey" (PDF). Trinity College. Retrieved May 6, 2025. "Largest Religious Groups in the United States...

The problem of religious language considers whether it is possible to talk about God meaningfully if the traditional conceptions of God as being incorporeal...

romanized: Tnuat HaMizrahi), is a religious Zionist organization founded in 1902 in Vilnius at a world conference of religious Zionists called by Rabbi Yitzchak...

books that have been banned, prohibited or censored by government or religious authority. The list is sorted alphabetically by country name. Book censorship...

Hindu Sawan Month, to the day of Shivratri. Kanwar refers to a genre of religious performances where devotees ritually carry water of the Ganges River from...

Postcolonial theology Religious anarchism Religious anti-Zionism Religious apoliticism Religious communism Religious egalitarianism Religious environmentalism...

several name changes: Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (1962, 1963) Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical) (1964–66) Best Sacred Performance...