Etymology

religionism

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Today it means: excessive religious ardour or zeal Full definition →

English religion ← Middle English religioun ← Old French religion
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  1. Latinreligiō
  2. Old Frenchreligion
  3. Middle Englishreligioun
  4. Englishreligion
  5. English todayreligionism

From religion + -ism.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.