"religious studies" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} religious studies (uncountable)
  1. The academic study of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions. Wikipedia link: religious studies Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: religiology Translations (study of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions): կրոնագիտություն (kronagitutʻyun) (Armenian), dinşünaslıq (Azerbaijani), 宗教學 (Chinese Mandarin), 宗教学 (zōngjiàoxué) (Chinese Mandarin), religionistika [feminine] (Czech), religionsvidenskab [common-gender] (Danish), godsdienstwetenschap [feminine] (Dutch), uskontotiede (Finnish), uskonnontutkimus (Finnish), sciences des religions [feminine, plural] (French), estudos relixiosos [masculine, plural] (Galician), Religionswissenschaft [feminine] (German), vallástudomány (Hungarian), дінтану (dıntanu) (Kazakh), دینشناسی (din-šenâsi) (Persian), religioznawstwo [neuter] (Polish), ciência das religiões [feminine, singular] (Portuguese), ciências das religiões [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), религиове́дение (religiovédenije) [neuter] (Russian), религиеве́дение (religijevédenije) [neuter] (Russian), estudios religiosos [masculine, plural] (Spanish), religionsvetenskap [common-gender] (Swedish), диншиносӣ (dinšinosī) (Tajik), din bilimleri [plural] (Turkish), релігієзна́вство (relihijeznávstvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), dinshunoslik (Uzbek), tôn giáo học (Vietnamese), addysg grefyddol [feminine] (Welsh)

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