An Explicit Philosophy with adherents who act to propagate faith in the philosophy.
Religions can influence a perspective on an entity by convincing or violence.
A Religion has one or many Belief Systems.
Cultural Definition
The belief in and worship of a supernatural controlling power, especially a personal god or gods. "My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much"
A particular system of faith and worship. "Islam is a major religion in parts of Asia and Africa." "Eckankar is a new religion but Zoroastrianism is an old religion."
The way of life committed to by monks and nuns. "The monk entered religion when he was 20 years of age."
Any practice that someone or some group is seriously devoted to. "At this point, Star Trek has really become a religion."
(obsolete) Faithfulness to a given principle; conscientiousness. [16th-17th c.]
A religion is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. Many religions have narratives, symbols, and sacred histories that are intended to explain the meaning of life and/or to explain the origin of life or the Universe. From their beliefs about the cosmos and human nature, people derive morality, ethics, religious laws or a preferred lifestyle
Pattern Expression
Religion is a pattern that is applicable anywhere in Existence.