#religion__faith institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"
supertype: institution__establishment an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
subtype: Christian_church__church__Christianity a group of Christians; any group professing Christian doctrine or belief; "the church is debating the issue of women priests"
subtype: Catholic_Church any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church
subtype: Roman_Catholic_Church__Roman_Catholic__Western_Church__Church_of_Rome__Roman_Church the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
subtype: Old_Catholic_Church Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century
subtype: Eastern_Church__Byzantine_Church the Catholic Church of the Byzantine Empire
subtype: Eastern_Orthodox_Church__Orthodox_Church__Orthodox_Catholic_Church__Eastern_Church derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
subtype: Greek_Orthodox_Church__Greek_Church state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church
subtype: Russian_Orthodox_Church independent with its own Patriarch of Moscow; until 1917 the established church
subtype: Uniat_Church__Uniate_Church any of several Eastern churches acknowledging papal authority but retaining their own rites and canon law
subtype: Coptic_Church the ancient Christian church of Egypt
subtype: Protestant_Church__Protestant the Protestant churches and denominations collectively
subtype: Pentecostal_religion any fundamentalist Protestant church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples
subtype: Hebraism__Judaism__Jewish_religion__jewishreligion Jews who practice a religion based on the Old Testament and the Talmud
subtype: Jewish_Orthodoxy__Orthodox_Judaism Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic Law as interpreted in the Talmud
subtype: Hasidim__Hassidim__Chasidim__Chassidim sect of Orthodox Jews who follow the Mosaic Law strictly
subtype: Conservative_Judaism.Hebraism__conservativejudaism Jews who keep some of the requirements of the Mosaic Law but allow for adaptation of other requirements (as some of the dietary laws) to fit modern circumstances
subtype: Reform_Judaism.Hebraism__reformjudaism the most liberal Jews; Jews who do not follow the Talmud strictly but try to adapt all of the historical forms of Judaism to the modern world
subtype: Islam__Islamism__Muslimism__Mohammedanism__Mohammadanism Muslims collectively and their civilization; based on a monotheistic religion believing that Mohammed was the last and major prophet of God; "the term Mohammedanism is offensive to Muslims"
subtype: Shiah_Islam__Shiah__Shia__the_Shiites one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran
subtype: Sunni one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam
subtype: Hindooism__Hinduism the dominant religion of India; characterized by a caste system and belief in reincarnation
subtype: Brahminism__Brahmanism the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism
subtype: Taoism religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu
subtype: Buddhism.religion__buddhism the religion venerating Buddha represented by many groups especially in Asia
subtype: Zen__Zen_Buddhism school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
subtype: Mahayana.Buddhism__mahayana a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia
subtype: Lamaism.Mahayana__lamaism Tibetan Buddhism having great variety in its ritual practices and a complex hierarchical organization
subtype: Hinayana.Buddhism__hinayana a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts
subtype: Tantrism movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism
subtype: Shinto the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan
subtype: established_church__establishedchurch the church that is recognized as the official church of a nation
subtype: religious_sect__religioussect__sect__religious_order a subdivision of a larger religious group
subtype: sisterhood a religious society of sisters (especially an order of nuns)
subtype: High_Church__High_Anglican_Church a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)
subtype: Amish_sect an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in SE Pennsylvania
subtype: Sivaism__Shivaism a Hindu sect worshiping Shiva
subtype: Saktism__Shaktism a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti
subtype: Vaishnavism__Vaisnavism Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu
subtype: Haredi any of several Orthodox Jewish sects who reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel
subtype: International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness__Hare_Krishna__ISKCON a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' (`O Krishna!') and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy
subtype: Jainism.religious_sect__jainism sect founded in the 6th century as a revolt against Hinduism
subtype: Taoism.religious_sect__taoism Chinese Taoist sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but also incorporating pantheism and sorcery
subtype: Kokka_Shinto__Kokka the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan
subtype: Shuha_Shinto__Shua any branch of Shinto other than Kokka
subtype: brethren the members of a male religious order
subtype: Shakers__United_Society_of_Believers_in_Christ's_Second_Appearing a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States
instance: Religious_Society_of_Friends__Society_of_Friends__Quakers Society_of_Jesus
subtype: cult adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
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