religião
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin religiō, religiōnem (“scrupulousness”, “pious misgivings”, “superstition”, “conscientiousness”, “sanctity”, “an object of veneration”, “cult-observance”, “reverence”), from relegō (“I bind back or behind”), from re + legō (“I choose, select; collect, gather”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.li.ˈʒjɐ̃w̃/
- Hyphenation: re‧li‧gi‧ão
Noun
religião f (plural religiões)
- religion