Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: proponent (Noun) One who supports something; an advocate. Origin: * From proponens, present participle of prÅpÅnere
religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; he lost his faith but not his morality. faith, religion. persecution - the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
Religion (from O.Fr. religion religious community, from L. religionem (nom. religio) respect for what is sacred, reverence for the gods, obligation, the bond between man and the gods) is derived from the Latin religiÅ, the ultimate origins of which are obscure.here are numerous definitions of religion and only a few are stated here. The typical dictionary definition of religion refers to a belief in, or the worship of, a god or gods or the service and worship of God or the supernatural.