Definition of organized religion Organized religion
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What does organized religion mean?
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| organized religion - an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" | ||
| religion, faith | ||
| institution, establishment an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated | ||
| christian church, church a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion | ||
| hebraism, jewish religion, judaism the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud | ||
| hindooism, hinduism a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils | ||
| taoism philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events | ||
| buddhism the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth | ||
| khalsa the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699 | ||
| church of scientology, scientology a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment | ||
| shinto the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors | ||
| established church the church that is recognized as the official church of a nation | ||
| religious order, religious sect, sect a subdivision of a larger religious group | ||
| cult a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin" | ||
| cult a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin" | ||
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- organized religion (Noun)
A religion in which rules exist to govern the means by which adherents participate in the religion.
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organized religion
An institution to express belief in a divine power.
