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13 paź 2021 · religion. (n.) c. 1200, religioun, "state of life bound by monastic vows," also "action or conduct indicating a belief in a divine power and reverence for and desire to please it," from Anglo-French religiun (11c.), Old French religion, relegion "piety, devotion; religious community," and directly from Latin religionem (nominative religio ...
- Religion
c. 1200, religioun, "estado de vida sujeto a votos...
- Italiano
c. 1200, religioun, "stato di vita vincolato dai voti...
- German
Bedeutung von religion: Religion; Um 1200, ... [Century...
- Chinese
religion 的起源與含義: 約1200年，...
- Irreligion
irreligion. (n.) "lack of religion, contempt of religion,...
- Mysticism
mysticism. (n.) "any mode of thought or life in which...
- Religate
All senses are from a specific meaning in Roman law: "send...
- Religionless
c. 1200, religioun, "state of life bound by monastic vows,"...
- Religion
Augustine, the most celebrated father of the Latin church, A. D. 354 430, makes this derivation. 5 The Century Dictionary, though referring to the uncertain origin of religio, cites the English ligament as perhaps allied.
The English word “religion” originated from the Latin word “religio,” which meant “obligation,” “bond,” or “reverence.” However, the exact meaning of this term is still subject to debate among scholars.
The Latin religio refers to the fear of God or the gods, and (much later) to the ceremonies and rites addressed to the gods. But it does so through its reference also to the scrupulous and often over-anxious way in which rituals are conducted. The Latin poet Lucretius addressed strong words against religion:
Newer research shows that in the ancient and medieval world, the etymological Latin root religio was understood as an individual virtue of worship in mundane contexts; never as doctrine, practice, or actual source of knowledge.
23 cze 2024 · From Middle English religioun, from Old French religion, from Latin religiō (“scrupulousness, pious misgivings, superstition, conscientiousness, sanctity, an object of veneration, cult-observance, reverence”).
12 sty 2017 · The etymological source of the term “religion”—which comes from the Latin noun religio (there isn’t really a precisely corresponding term in the Greek or Hebrew)—has been an ongoing subject of debate in the West since ancient times, and we’re still no closer to a resolution.
