The difference between Faith and Religion

When used as nouns, faith means the process of forming or understanding abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience or observation, whereas religion means the belief in a reality beyond what is perceptible by the senses, and the practices associated with this belief.

Religion is also verb with the meaning: engage in religious practice.

check bellow for the other definitions of Faith and Religion

  1. Faith as a noun:

    The process of forming or understanding abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience or observation.

    Examples:

    "I have faith that my prayers will be answered."

    "I have faith in the healing power of crystals."

  2. Faith as a noun:

    A religious belief system.

    Examples:

    "The Christian faith."

  3. Faith as a noun:

    An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.

    Examples:

    "He acted in good faith to restore broken diplomatic ties after defeating the incumbent."

  4. Faith as a noun:

    A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal.

    Examples:

    "I have faith in the goodness of my fellow man."

    "You need to have faith in yourself, that you can overcome your shortcomings and become a good person."

  5. Faith as a noun (obsolete):

    Credibility or truth.

  1. Religion as a noun (uncountable):

    The belief in a reality beyond what is perceptible by the senses, and the practices associated with this belief.

    Examples:

    "My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much."

  2. Religion as a noun (countable):

    A particular system of such belief, and the rituals and practices proper to it.

    Examples:

    "Islam is a major religion in parts of Asia and Africa."

    "Eckankar is a new religion but Zoroastrianism is an old religion."

  3. Religion as a noun (uncountable):

    The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.

    Examples:

    "The monk entered religion when he was 20 years of age."

  4. Religion as a noun (countable):

    Any practice to which someone or some group is seriously devoted.

    Examples:

    "At this point, ''Star Trek'' has really become a religion."

  5. Religion as a noun (uncountable, obsolete):

    Faithfulness to a given principle; conscientiousness.

  1. Religion as a verb:

    Engage in religious practice.

  2. Religion as a verb:

    Indoctrinate into a specific religion.

  3. Religion as a verb:

    To make sacred or symbolic; sanctify.

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