Spanish word

religión

Pronunciation

IPA/reliˈxjon/

Meaning

  • feminine nounreligion

Example

¿Cuál es tu religión?

What is your religion?

Illustration for religión (religion)

More examples

En la escuela se enseña respeto por la religión de los demás.

At school, they teach respect for other people's religion.

Core concept

Organized set of shared beliefs, practices, and norms about the sacred.

Common phrases

  • practicar la religión

    practice one's religion

  • libertad de religión

    religious freedom

  • cambio de religión

    change of faith

Similar words

creencia: Individual belief or conviction accepted as true.
fe: Personal trust and devotion toward God or the supernatural.
iglesia: Building used for public worship and religious services.
confesión: Named religious denomination or formal affiliation indicating doctrinal identity.

Definition in Spanish

Conjunto organizado de creencias, prácticas y normas que un grupo comparte sobre lo sagrado y la relación con lo divino.

Word origin

From Latin religio, originally denoting reverence and observant practice toward what is sacred and later applied to organized systems of belief.

Usage tips

  • Personal religion is often a sensitive topic in Spanish-speaking contexts, so speakers commonly ask '¿Practicas alguna religión?' or ask about religious holidays to learn what someone observes.

Other meanings

  • faithnoun

Opposites

  • secularidadsecularitynoun
  • ateísmoatheismnoun

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