English Explanatory Dictionary

secular religion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A communal belief system that omits or disregards supernatural or metaphysical elements (unlike religions) but shares most of the epistemic traits of religions, such as dogma, ideology, martyrdom for a cause, tribalism, demonization of outsiders, dichotomization of humans into the righteous versus the evildoers (good guys versus bad guys), and so on.

Word forms

secular religion secular religions
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