- the ritual of worship or regard about spiritual matters. (4 LACC-18, 5510C13)
- a study of wisdom. (HCO PL 6 Mar 69)
- the word religion itself can embrace sacred lore, wisdom, knowingness of gods and souls and spirits, and could be called, with very broad use of the word, a philosophy. We could say there is religious philosophy and there is religious practice. (PXL, p. 13)