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A label for a person's religion on a form or timetable
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: religión
  • The schedule includes options for both Saturday and Sunday rel services.

Examples

  • Please choose your preferred rel for the religious service on the form.

  • In the application, you will need to indicate your rel preference for the faith-based groups.

  • A similar case in Nebraska (State ex rel. Sheibley v. School District No. I 1891) showed that parental authority took precedence over the state's right to require a course.

    Academic text (1994)

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Rel. This is an abbreviation of religion or religious, which means 'faith' or 'belief'. On timetables and forms, 'rel' just marks the subject or field about a person’s beliefs.