Buddhism vs religious belief

religious belief vs Buddhism

Buddhism and religious belief both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Buddhism	Yes	No	No	No
religious belief	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, religious belief is a hypernym of Buddhism; that is, religious belief is a word with a broader meaning than Buddhism:

Buddhism: the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
religious belief: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

Other hypernyms of Buddhism include faith, religion.

Buddhism (noun)	religious belief (noun)
the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth	a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha

Difference between Buddhism and religious belief

Words related to "religious belief"

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