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overreligion

overreligion noun: excessive religion or religiousness.

Noun

overreligion (uncountable)

  1. Excessive religion or religiousness.
    • This conflict between overreligion and 'space that permits light, shadow, inquiry and beauty,' came to a head for me one Sunday when I was confronted at the end of the service by a very attractive woman with a young daughter in tow, who asked if she could join our church — she and her partner!2012, Ian Stackhouse, Primitive Piety

Origin of overreligion

From over- + religion.

Questions about overreligion

What does overreligion mean?
Overreligion means excessive religion or religiousness.
What part of speech is overreligion?
Overreligion is a noun.

Words near overreligion in the dictionary

  1. overreliance
  2. overreliances
  3. overreliant
  4. overrelied
  5. overrelies
  6. overreligion
  7. overreligious
  8. overrely
  9. overrelying
  10. overren
  11. overrent

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