2020-12-25
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด R – Religion & religious
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Religion = ‘ri-LIJ-uhn’
ออกเสียง religious = ‘ri-LIJ-uhs’
Farlex Trivia Dictionary
Religion –
nullifidian - Someone having no faith or religion; a disbeliever.
- apostasy - Abandonment or renunciation of one's religion or morals.
- renegade - First referred to a person who abandons one religion for another.
- secular - Has a root meaning of "temporal"
—opposed to the eternityof the church
—and means "not connectedto a religion."
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
religion
WORD FOCUS: religion
= faith one of the world's main religions,
for example Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, or Christianity
churcha Christian religious group,
for example the Catholic Church
sect a religious group that is part of a larger religious group
but has slightly different beliefs, for example a Buddhist sect
cult an extreme religious group
that is not part of an established religion
faith community a group of people living inthe same area,
who have a particular religion
secular not relating to religionor any religious group
See also: religious, devout, orthodox, holy, sacred, atheist, agnostic
American Heritage Dictionary
Religious
SYNONYMS:
religious, devout, pious, sanctimonious.
These adjectives mean having or showing
a belief in and veneration for Godor a divine power,
especially as it is reflected in the practice of religion.
Religious implies adherence to religion
in both belief and practice:
The cathedral at Chartres is an expression of
the religious fervor of the Middle Ages.
“To know that what is impenetrable to usreally exists
. . . is at the center of true religiousness.
In this sense, and in this sense only,
I belong to the ranks of the devoutly religious men” (Albert Einstein).
Devout connotes ardent faith and sincere devotion:
Devout Moslems observe Ramadan punctiliously.
Pious stresses dutiful, reverential discharge of religious duties:
Her mother, a pious woman, attends Mass every morning.
When the term refers to insincere piety, however, it is derogatory:
“It is . . . well stored with pious frauds, and . . .
much better calculated for the private advantage of the preacher
than the edification of the hearers” (Edmund Burke).
Sanctimonious in its modern usage always implies
a hypocritical pretense of sanctity:
“Thou conclud'st like the sanctimonious pirate, that went to sea with the Ten Commandments, but scrap'd one [Thou shalt not steal] out of the table” (Shakespeare).
Dictionary.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR RELIGIOUS
Religious, devout, pious
indicate a spirit of reverence toward God.
Religious is a general word,
applying to whatever pertains to faithor worship:
a religious ceremony.
Devout indicates a fervent spirit, usually genuine and often independent of outward observances:
a deeply devout though unorthodox church member.
Pious implies constant attention to, and extreme conformity with, outward observances.
It can also suggest sham orhypocrisy: a pious hypocrite.
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
Religion
Protestants often refer to “the Catholic religion.”
Catholicism is a faith or a church.
(Only Protestants belong to “denominations.")
Both Catholics and Protestantsfollow the Christian religion.
Religion believes & religion teaches
People often write things like “Buddhism believes”
when they mean to say "Buddhism teaches,” or “Buddhists believe.”
Religions do not believe, they are the objects of belief.
