Contionary:religija

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Jorvanian

Etymology

From Latin religiō (“scrupulousness, pious misgivings, superstition, conscientiousness, sanctity, an object of veneration, cult-observance, reverence”). Most likely from the Proto-Indo-Phrazean *h₂leg- with the meanings preserved in Latin dīligere and legere (“to read repeatedly”, “to have something solely in mind”).

Noun

religija (plural religije)

  1. religion
  2. (of religious objects) sanctity
  3. an object of worship, holy thing, holy place