"natural religion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: natural religions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} natural religion (countable and uncountable, plural natural religions)
  1. Religion that arises from human reason and experience, as opposed to that which is based on miraculous or supernatural revelation. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Translations): religion naturelle [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-natural_religion-en-noun-Lrdh2Jqp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 95 5
  2. Religion that sees God and spirituality as a part of nature, and not as something supernatural. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-natural_religion-en-noun-1XMqSF5-

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