Religio Definition
religio
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Esperanto
Noun
religio (plural religioj, accusative singular religion, accusative plural religiojn)
Derived terms
Ido
Noun
religio (plural religii)
Latin
Alternative forms
- relligiō
Etymology
Attested in classical Latin (1st century BC), frequently used by Cicero who links the word with relegō. Afterwards (mainly by Christian authors), the word has been linked to religō and obligātiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA: /reˈli.gi.oː/
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Audio (Classical) (file) - (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /reˈli.dʒi.oː/
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Noun
religiō (genitive religiōnis); f, third declension
- scrupulousness, conscientious exactness
- piety, religious scruple, religious awe, superstition, strict religious observance
- scruples, conscientiousness
- (of gods) sanctity
- an object of worship, holy thing, holy place
Inflection
Related terms
Descendants
Quotations
- 1772-1778 Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiæ by Finnur Jónsson, chapter one (Google books)
- De introductione religionis Christianæ in Islandiam.
- Of the introduction of Christianity to Iceland.
- De introductione religionis Christianæ in Islandiam.
References
- religio in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
Polish
Noun
religio
- Vocative singular of religia
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