religious studies

noun

The academic study of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions.

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Meanings

nounreligious studies (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelifestyleThe academic study of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions.

    Synonyms: religiology, theology

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe academic study of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions.

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religiologytheology
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religiologytheology

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 宗教學 /宗教学
  • 宗教學 /宗教学 (zōngjiàoxué)study of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Czech religionistika
  • religionistikastudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Danish religionsvidenskab
  • religionsvidenskabstudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Dutch godsdienstwetenschap
  • godsdienstwetenschapstudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Esperanto religioscienco
  • religiosciencostudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Finnish uskontotiede, uskonnontutkimus
  • uskontotiedestudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
  • uskonnontutkimusstudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
French sciences des religions
  • sciences des religionsstudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
German Religionswissenschaft
  • Religionswissenschaftstudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Greek θρησκειολογία
  • θρησκειολογία (thriskeiología)study of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Hungarian vallástudomány
  • vallástudománystudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Icelandic trúarbragðafræði
  • trúarbragðafræðistudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Korean 종교학
  • 종교학 (jonggyohak)study of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Lithuanian religijótyra
  • religijótyrastudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Persian دینشناسی
  • دینشناسی (din-šenâsi)study of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Polish religioznawstwo
  • religioznawstwostudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Portuguese ciência das religiões, ciências das religiões
  • ciência das religiõesstudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
  • ciências das religiõesstudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Russian религиове́дение, религиеве́дение
  • религиове́дение (religiovédenije)study of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
  • религиеве́дение (religijevédenije)study of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Slovak religionistika
  • religionistikastudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Spanish estudios religiosos
  • estudios religiososstudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Swedish religionsvetenskap
  • religionsvetenskapstudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Turkish din bilimleri
  • din bilimleristudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Ukrainian релігієзна́вство
  • релігієзна́вство (relihijeznávstvo)study of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Vietnamese tôn giáo học
  • tôn giáo họcstudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Welsh addysg grefyddol
  • addysg grefyddolstudy of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions
Cite this entry
APA

religious studies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religious%20studies

MLA

“religious studies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religious%20studies. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “religious studies,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religious%20studies.

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