religion

Everyday

1. A religion is a set of beliefs about God or gods, with prayers, festivals and rules for living, shared by a group of people. tree →
2. Religion is the belief in and worship of God or gods in general. tree →

In the lessons

In RE (religious education) lessons pupils learn about world religions such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism, their festivals and places of worship, and respect for people of all beliefs and of none. Phrases: «world religions», «freedom of religion», «religious festival».

Examples

• People of many religions live in our town. tree →
• Christianity, Islam and Hinduism are world religions. tree →
• We learnt about the festivals of different religions. tree →
• Everyone has the right to choose their own religion. tree →
• Some people have no religion. tree →
• A church, mosque, temple and synagogue are places of worship. tree →
• Respect people of every religion. tree →
• The peoples who tell the stories differ in colour; language, religion, and almost everything else; but they all love a nursery tale. tree →

Note

Countable for each religion, uncountable for the idea. Adjective: religious. Spelling: re-li-gion (the g sounds like j). It is polite to be curious and respectful about other people's beliefs and not mock them.

In Jewish tradition

In RE (religious education) lessons pupils learn about world religions such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism, their festivals and places of worship, and respect for people of all beliefs and of none. Phrases: «world religions», «freedom of religion», «religious festival».

Examples

• The Philosophy and religion of Dualism apparentl)' arose from an interpretation of the symbols one, 1 and zero, 0. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Countable for each religion, uncountable for the idea. Adjective: religious. Spelling: re-li-gion (the g sounds like j). It is polite to be curious and respectful about other people's beliefs and not mock them.