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Religion

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Religion  (RELIGION)


Religious statistics1 divide the population by religious affiliation. A distinction is generally drawn between the major religions2 and their principal denominations3, rites4 or sects5 . Persons who have no religion may describe themselves as agnostics6, freethinkers6 or atheists6.

  • 4. rite n. may also be used in the sense of a religious ceremony.


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