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With no le religion than if thou wert indeed my Rosalind. Shak., As you Like it, iv. 1. 201. Established religion, that form of religion in a country which is recognized and sanctioned by the state. See es tablishment, 6.- Evidences of revealed religion. See evidences of Christianity , under Christianity . Experimental religion. See experimental . - Natural religion, that knowledge of and reverent feeling toward God, and that knowledge and practice of our duties toward our fellow-men, which is based on and derived from nature, apart from revelation. - Religion of Humanity. See positive philosophy , under positive . - Revealed religion, that knowledge of God and right feeling toward him, and that recognition and practice of duty toward our fellow-men, which is derived from and based upon positive revelation. - To experience religion. See experi ence. To get religion. See get1 . Syn. 1. Religion , Devotion , Piety , Sanctity , Saintline , Godline , Holine , Religiosity . In subjective aspect of these words religion is the most general, as it may be also the most formal or external; in this sense it is the place of the will and character of God in the heart, so that they are of and the tuenprincipavobiecandies have most of rolling in votion is a religion that consecrates itself, being both a close attention to God with complete inward subjection and an equal attention to the duties of religion. Piety is religion under the aspect of filial feeling and conduct, the former being the primary idea. Sanctity is generally used objectively; subjectively it is the same as holine . Saintline is more concrete than sanctity , more distinctly a quality of a person, likene to a saint, ripene for heaven. Godline is higher than saintline ; it is likene to God, or the endeavor to attain such likene . fixed attention given immediately to God, especially obedience to his will and endeavor to copy his character. Holine is the most absolute of these words; it is moral and religious wholene , completene , or something approaching so near to absolute freedom from sin as to make the word appropriate; it includes not only being free from sin, but refusing it and hating it for its own sake. Religiosity is not a very common nor a very euphonious word, but seems to meet a felt want by expre ing a susceptibility to the sentiments of religion, awe, reverence, admiration for the teachings of religion, etc., without much disposition to obey its commands. religionary (rē-lij'on-ā-ri), a . and n . [ ligionnaire Sp. Pg. It. religion a rio ; as religion + -ary.] I. a . 1. Relating to religion.-2+. Pious. His [Bishop Saunderson's] religionary profe ions in his last will and testament contain something like prophetical matter. Bp . Barlow , Remains, p. 638.