Religion
religion
noun re-li-gi-OHN Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'religio'
Usage Note
Religion is also the school subject 'RE', often shortened to Reli by pupils. The final -ion ending makes a whole class of borrowed nouns feminine (die Religion, die Nation, die Information) — a reliable gender rule.
Examples
"Welche Religion hast du?"
Natural Translation
What religion do you have?
Literal Translation
Which religion have you?
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