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folk religion

folk religion noun: ethnic or regional religious customs under the umbrella of an organized religion, but outside of official doctrine and practices.

Noun

folk religion (countable and uncountable, plural folk religions)

  1. Ethnic or regional religious customs under the umbrella of an organized religion, but outside of official doctrine and practices.

folk religion meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

folk religion in Tamil

நாட்டுப்புறச் சமயம்

folk religion in Vietnamese

religious customs under the umbrella of an organized religion but outside of official doctrine and practices
tín ngưỡng dân gian

Forms of folk religion

pluralfolk religions

Words formed from folk religion

Questions about folk religion

What does folk religion mean?
Folk religion means ethnic or regional religious customs under the umbrella of an organized religion, but outside of official doctrine and practices.
What is folk religion in Tamil?
Folk religion in Tamil is நாட்டுப்புறச் சமயம். See Folk religion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is folk religion?
Folk religion is a noun.
What is the plural of folk religion?
The plural of folk religion is folk religions.

Words near folk religion in the dictionary

  1. folk music
  2. folk musics
  3. folk name
  4. folk names
  5. folk punk
  6. folk religion
  7. folk religionist
  8. folk religionists
  9. folk religions
  10. folk rock
  11. folk saint

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: folk religion (page history and authors); folk religion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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