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RELIGIONISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal
Synonyms:
pietism; religionism; religiosity; religiousism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("religionism" is a kind of...):
devoutness; religiousness (piety by virtue of being devout)
Derivation:
religionist (a person addicted to religion or a religious zealot)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Exaggerated religious zealotry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("religionism" is a kind of...):
intolerance (unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs)
Derivation:
religionist (a person addicted to religion or a religious zealot)
