religion
/ɹɪˈlɪdʒən/rih-LIH-juhn
/ɹɪˈlɪdʒən/rih-LIH-juhn
Meaninga binding back
Common meaning: faith in, and worship of, divine powers
- reagain; back
- ligto tie, bindLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1064 (approximate) · scan
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘again’ + ‘to tie, bind’ → religion
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin ligō ‘to tie, bind’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry ligō, p. 1064 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ligō, ligāvī Latin “to tie, bind”
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