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revealed religion

revealed religion noun: the type of religion which relies on communication originating directly from a divine being (as reported by prophets, mystics, disciples, etc.) to establish what religious beliefs are authoritative and acceptable.

Noun

revealed religion (countable and uncountable, plural revealed religions)

  1. (uncountable) The type of religion which relies on communication originating directly from a divine being (as reported by prophets, mystics, disciples, etc.) to establish what religious beliefs are authoritative and acceptable.
    • I am in no wise anxious to weaken the antithesis between natural and revealed religion. Science may help the former, but it has absolutely nothing to do with the latter.1856, Charles Kingsley, chapter 16, in Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet
    • I avowed outright my entire disbelief in the whole scheme of revealed religion.1909, H. G. Wells, chapter 2, in Tono Bungay
  2. (countable) A particular system of religious beliefs based on such communication from a divine being.
    • Cicero . . . destroyed the whole revealed religion of the Greeks and Romans (for why should not theirs be a revealed religion as well as that of Christ?)1713, Jonathan Swift, chapter 6, in Writings on Religion and the Church, Vol. I
    • "The more I study these objections, the less able I am to see how they come in conflict with belief in Christianity as a revealed religion."1892, George Gissing, chapter 4, in Born In Exile

Examples of revealed religion in a sentence

  • The pope praised Cardinal Newman . . . for “his insights into the relationship between faith and reason, into the vital place of revealed religion in a civilized society.”2010 September 19, Rachel Donadio, John F. Burns, “Pope Ends British Trip With Beatification”, in New York Times, retrieved 12 Aug 2015:
  • But very few of the world's real thinkers believe in revealed religions any more—they have come to see them simply as guesses of humanity at God's great sacred mystery.1901, Upton Sinclair, chapter 1, in King Midas:
  • [T]he fount of Islamic energy . . . : the desire to protect the purity of the Islamic faith and to vindicate its claim to be the final revealed religion on earth.2001 October 7, David Selbourne, “This war is not about terror, it's about Islam”, in Telegraph, UK, retrieved 12 Aug 2015:

Forms of revealed religion

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Questions about revealed religion

What does revealed religion mean?
Revealed religion means the type of religion which relies on communication originating directly from a divine being (as reported by prophets, mystics, disciples, etc.) to establish what religious beliefs are authoritative and acceptable.
How do you use revealed religion in a sentence?
The pope praised Cardinal Newman . . . for “his insights into the relationship between faith and reason, into the vital place of revealed religion in a civilized society.”
What part of speech is revealed religion?
Revealed religion is a noun.
What is the plural of revealed religion?
The plural of revealed religion is revealed religions.

Words near revealed religion in the dictionary

  1. revealed
  2. revealed check
  3. revealed checks
  4. revealed preference
  5. revealed preferences
  6. revealed religion
  7. revealed religions
  8. revealedly
  9. revealedness
  10. revealee
  11. revealees

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