subreligion

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English

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Etymology

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From sub- +‎ religion.

Noun

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subreligion (plural subreligions)

  1. A secondary or subordinate religion.
    • 1856, R[alph] W[aldo] Emerson, “(please specify the chapter or essay name)”, in English Traits, Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, →OCLC:
      Loyalty is in the English a sub-religion.

References

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“subreligion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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