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On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 19:38:27 GMT, "New10." <drnjoseph@socal.rr.com> wrote:
IS THIS THE WORD EVERYONE IS SO PROUD OF?
By New10.
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The best explanation for religion is found in all dictionaries!
1a: a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown,
trust in magic or chance, or false conception of causation.
1b: an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature,
or god resulting from superstition.
2a: a notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary.
The word is superstition
No Miss No-nothing, this one.
Main Entry:reŁliŁgion
Pronunciation:ri-*li-j*n
Function:noun
Etymology:Middle English religion, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion-, religio
supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to restrain,
tie back — more at RELY
Date:13th century
1 a : the state of a religious *a nun in her 20th year of religion* b (1) : the service
and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or
observance
2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and
practices
3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
4 : a cause, principle, or system of
duke
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Matthew 11
28"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you
and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in
heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
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