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subreligion

subreligion noun: a secondary or subordinate religion.

Noun

subreligion (plural subreligions)

  1. A secondary or subordinate religion.
    • Loyalty is in the English a sub-religion.1856, R[alph] W[aldo] Emerson, “(please specify the chapter or essay name)”, in English Traits, Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, →OCLC

Forms of subreligion

pluralsubreligions

Origin of subreligion

From sub- + religion.

Questions about subreligion

What does subreligion mean?
Subreligion means a secondary or subordinate religion.
What part of speech is subreligion?
Subreligion is a noun.
What is the plural of subreligion?
The plural of subreligion is subreligions.

Words near subreligion in the dictionary

  1. subregular
  2. subregularity
  3. subregulation
  4. subregulations
  5. subrelativistic
  6. subreligion
  7. subreligions
  8. subrenal
  9. subrenally
  10. subreniform
  11. subrent

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