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By Austin Cline, About.com Guide to Atheism since 1998

Focus on Religion: Dictionaries on the Definition of Religion

Saturday June 6, 2009
Every dictionary has a definition of religion, but not every definition is equally good. Some are decent, but others are horrible. Sometimes older dictionaries have better definitions than newer ones, but more recent comprehensive dictionaries tend to have the better overall definitions of all. It's easier to understand what religion is if you understand the advantages and disadvantages of some of the more commonly cited definitions found in dictionaries.

 

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December 5, 2006 at 1:37 pm
(1) meh says:

i dissagree.

December 5, 2006 at 2:05 pm
(2) Austin Cline says:

Any particular reason?

June 6, 2009 at 4:45 pm
(3) Ron says:

What I believe is religion. What you believe is superstition.

June 6, 2009 at 9:13 pm
(4) mikec says:

Hahahahaha!

5. archaic, scrupulous conformity

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