| English noun: organized religion | |||
| 1. | organized religion (group) an institution to express belief in a divine power | ||
| Samples | He was raised in the Baptist religion. A member of his own faith contradicted him. | ||
| Synonyms | faith, religion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | establishment, institution | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Buddhism, Christian church, church, Church of Scientology, cult, cult, established church, Hebraism, Hindooism, Hinduism, Jewish religion, Judaism, Khalsa, religious order, religious sect, Scientology, sect, Shinto, Taoism | ||
| Domain category members | canonise, canonize, confirm, covenant, deliver, exorcise, exorcize, redeem, saint, save | ||