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religion [ʀ(ə)liʒjɔ̃]feminine noun* * *ʀ(ə)liʒjɔ̃1) (croyance, culte) religion; ( piété) religion, (religious) faith2) fig3) ( vie monastique)* * *ʀ(ə)liʒjɔ̃ nf1) (= foi, croyance) religion2) (= piété, dévotion) faith* * *religion nf2 ( piété) religion, (religious) faith; avoir de la religion to be religious; sa religion est sincère he is a sincere believer;3 fig ( culte d'une valeur) avoir la religion du progrès/de l'art to be a great believer in progress/in art; se faire une religion de la ponctualité iron to make a fetish of punctuality; ma religion est faite là-dessus I'm absolutely convinced of that;4 ( vie monastique) monastic life; entrer en religion to enter the Church.[rəliʒjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [croyance] religionla religion juive the Jewish religion ou faithêtre sans ou n'avoir pas de religion to have no religion, to be of no religious faithse convertir à la religion catholique/musulmane to be converted to Catholicism/Islam2. [piété] religious faith
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