Meanings
nounfreedom of religion (uncountable)
- uncountableThe fundamental human right to hold, adopt, change, or abandon any religion or belief, without the fear of harm or prosecution.
Synonyms: religious freedom, religious liberty
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe fundamental human right to hold, adopt, change, or abandon any religion or belief, without the fear of harm or prosecution.
Translations
Arabic حُرِّيَّة اَلدِّين, حُرِّيَّة اَلْمُعْتَقَد
- حُرِّيَّة اَلدِّين (ḥurriyyat ad-dīn)the right to hold any religious beliefs
- حُرِّيَّة اَلْمُعْتَقَد (ḥurriyyat al-muʕtaqad)the right to hold any religious beliefs
- حُرِّيَّة اَلتَّعَبُّد (ḥurriyyat at-taʕabbud)the right to hold any religious beliefs
Bulgarian свобода на вероизповеданието
- свобода на вероизповеданието (svoboda na veroizpovedanieto)the right to hold any religious beliefs
Chinese Mandarin 宗教自由
- 宗教自由 (zōngjiào zìyóu)the right to hold any religious beliefs
Danish religionsfrihed
- religionsfrihedthe right to hold any religious beliefs
Dutch godsdienstvrijheid
- godsdienstvrijheidthe right to hold any religious beliefs
Finnish uskonnonvapaus
- uskonnonvapausthe right to hold any religious beliefs
French liberté de religion, liberté de culte
- liberté de religionthe right to hold any religious beliefs
- liberté de cultethe right to hold any religious beliefs
German Glaubensfreiheit, Religionsfreiheit
- Glaubensfreiheitthe right to hold any religious beliefs
- Religionsfreiheitthe right to hold any religious beliefs
Greek ανεξιθρησκία
- ανεξιθρησκία (anexithriskía)the right to hold any religious beliefs
Hungarian vallásszabadság
- vallásszabadságthe right to hold any religious beliefs
Japanese 信教の自由
- 信教の自由 (shinkyō no jiyū)the right to hold any religious beliefs
Korean 종교(宗敎)의 자유
- 종교(宗敎)의 자유 (jonggyo-ui jayu)the right to hold any religious beliefs
Māori manawhiri whakapono
- manawhiri whakaponothe right to hold any religious beliefs
Norwegian Bokmål religionsfrihet
- religionsfrihetthe right to hold any religious beliefs
Polish wolność wyznania
- wolność wyznaniathe right to hold any religious beliefs
Portuguese liberdade de religião
- liberdade de religiãothe right to hold any religious beliefs
Russian свобо́да вероиспове́дания
- свобо́да вероиспове́дания (svobóda veroispovédanija)the right to hold any religious beliefs
Spanish libertad de culto
- libertad de cultothe right to hold any religious beliefs
Swedish religionsfrihet, trosfrihet
- religionsfrihetthe right to hold any religious beliefs
- trosfrihetthe right to hold any religious beliefs
Turkish din özgürlüğü, inanç özgürlüğü
- din özgürlüğüthe right to hold any religious beliefs
- inanç özgürlüğüthe right to hold any religious beliefs
Vietnamese tự do tín ngưỡng, tự do tôn giáo
- tự do tín ngưỡngthe right to hold any religious beliefs
- tự do tôn giáothe right to hold any religious beliefs
Cite this entry
APA
freedom of religion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedom%20of%20religion
MLA
“freedom of religion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedom%20of%20religion. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freedom of religion,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedom%20of%20religion.
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