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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.
The word religion is a word of forced application when used with respect to the worship of God. The root of the word is the Latin verb ligo, comes religo, to tie or bind over again, to make more fast-from religo, comes the substantive religo, which, with the addition of n makes the English substantive religion.he root of the word is the Latin verb ligo, comes religo, to tie or bind over again, to make more fast-from religo, comes the substantive religo, which, with the addition of n makes the English substantive religion.