Meaning & use
religious sentiment
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Meanings
noununcountableformal
Feelings of devotion, respect, or emotional attachment connected with religion.
Grammar: Uncountable when referring to a general feeling; add 'a' or use the plural for specific instances.
Patterns
- religious sentiment among people
- a wave of religious sentiment
- stir up religious sentiment
The politician's speech appealed to religious sentiment among older voters.
There has been a rise in religious sentiment across the region in recent years.
The painting expresses deep religious sentiment through its use of light and shadow.
nouncountableformal
A particular belief or opinion based on religion.
Grammar: Countable when referring to specific beliefs; often used in the plural.
Patterns
- religious sentiments
- express religious sentiments
- share someone's religious sentiments
His religious sentiments led him to campaign against the new law.
She did not share the religious sentiments of her colleagues.
The book explores the religious sentiments of the Victorian era.
Word forms
| plural | religious sentiments |
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Common combinations
- stir up religious sentiment
- The controversial cartoon stirred up religious sentiment around the world.
- a wave of religious sentiment
- A wave of religious sentiment swept through the country after the miracle was reported.
- appeal to religious sentiment
- The candidate tried to appeal to religious sentiment to win more votes.
- outrage religious sentiment
- The film was banned for outraging religious sentiment.
- deep religious sentiment
- Her poetry is full of deep religious sentiment.
Synonyms and how they differ
- piety
- Piety refers to the quality of being pious, often shown through actions; religious sentiment is broader and can include feelings and opinions.
- faith
- Faith is a strong belief in a religion, while religious sentiment can be a more general emotional attitude.
- devotion
- Devotion emphasizes commitment and loyalty, whereas religious sentiment can be a temporary or general feeling.
Opposites
Word family
- religiously adverb
- In a way that relates to religion or is very regular.
- religiosity noun
- The quality of being religious, often used disapprovingly.
Commonly confused: religious sentiment or religious feeling?
religious sentiment vs religious feeling
Religious feeling is a more everyday phrase; religious sentiment is more formal and often used in academic or journalistic contexts.
Practice
Choose the sentence that uses 'religious sentiment' correctly.
Choose one answer.
Option 0 correctly uses 'religious sentiment' to mean feelings connected with religion. Option 1 is wrong because 'religious sentiment' does not mean a habit or personal trait. Option 2 is wrong because it is not a physical object you can buy. Option 3 is wrong because it is not food.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “religious sentiment”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.