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religion
A system of faith and worship; belief in a god or gods.
宗教 refers to religion as a system of belief and practice.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 宗教の自由 (freedom of religion)
- 宗教法人 (religious corporation)
- 宗教団体 (religious organization)
- 宗教戦争 (religious war)
- 宗教心 (religiosity, religious feeling)
- 宗教家 (religious person, clergyman)
MAJOR RELIGIONS:
CULTURAL NOTE:
In Japan, many people practice elements of both Shinto and Buddhism without identifying strongly with either, a phenomenon called 神仏習合.