organized religion

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organized religion - an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"

religion, faith

institution, establishment - an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

Christian church, church - one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

Hebraism, Jewish religion, Judaism - Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud

Hindooism, Hinduism - the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal

Taoism - religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu

Buddhism - a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha

Khalsa - the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699

Church of Scientology, Scientology - a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment

Shinto - the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan

established church - the church that is recognized as the official church of a nation

religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group

cult - followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader

cult - followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices

canonize, saint, canonise - declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"

exorcise, exorcize - expel through adjuration or prayers; "exorcise evil spirits"

confirm - administer the rite of confirmation to; "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith"

covenant - enter into a covenant

redeem, save, deliver - save from sins

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Christian church
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Hindooism
Hinduism
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com Disgust with organized religion has become a common theme with many Christians.

Leaving Religion, Following Jesus by Small Press Bookwatch

The government views organized religion as a major threat and only allows demonstrative "worship" of the country's founder Kim II-sung and his son Kim Jong-Il.

North Korea is reportedly executing Christians--oftentimes ... by Gajewski, Karen Ann / The Humanist

The author ultimately challenges those post-modern theories that support the idea of validity to all interpretations and maintains that peace can only be achieved when organized religion no longer acts as a mediator.

In search of solutions; the problem of religion and conflict by Reference & Research Book News

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Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

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Organization of African Unity

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