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religion vs Buddhism

Buddhism vs religion

religion and Buddhism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
religion Yes No No No
Buddhism Yes No No No
As nouns, Buddhism is a hyponym of religion; that is, Buddhism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than religion:
  • religion: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
  • 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
Other hyponyms of religion include apophatism, cataphatism, analogy, doctrine of analogy, cult, cultus, religious cult, cult, ecclesiasticism, mysticism, religious mysticism, nature worship, revealed religion, theism, heathenism, pagan religion, paganism, Christian religion, Christianity, Unitarianism, Hindooism, Hinduism, Brahmanism, Brahminism, Jainism, Sikhism, Hsuan Chiao, Taoism, Shinto, Shintoism, Manichaeanism, Manichaeism, Mithraicism, Mithraism, Mazdaism, Zoroastrianism, Bahaism, Asian shamanism, shamanism, shamanism, Wicca, Saivism.
As nouns, Buddhism is a hyponym of religion; that is, Buddhism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than religion:
  • religion: an institution to express belief in a divine power
  • Buddhism: a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha
Other hyponyms of religion include Christian church, church, Hebraism, Jewish religion, Judaism, Hindooism, Hinduism, Taoism, Khalsa, Church of Scientology, Scientology, Shinto, established church, religious order, religious sect, sect, cult, cult.
religion (noun) Buddhism (noun)
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny 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
an institution to express belief in a divine power a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha
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