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religious orientation

religious orientation

1 5.4
A person's beliefs and feelings about faith and how they show it
  • noun
  • /rɪˈlɪdʒəs ˌɔrɪnˈteɪʃən/
translation icon : orientación religiosa
  • To our knowledge, the religious orientations of Northern Irish children's friends have been examined in only one study (Russell, 1974).
  • intrinsic religious orientation
  • extrinsic religious orientation
  • religious orientation score

They share the same, if not scripture exactly, but the same kind of historical religious orientation.

Examples

  • Previous research suggests that religious orientation relates to people's choice of activities and behaviors.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Religious orientation was assessed with three Likert-type instruments, which yielded a total of six subscale scores.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Additionally, this study examined whether college classification may play a role in religious orientation.

    Academic text (2011)

  • We focus our attention primarily on the effects of different components of individuals' religious orientations and beliefs.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Previous research has examined the notion that African Americans tend to have a strong religious orientation.

    Academic text (2008)

  • All subjects came from a relatively homogeneous family background in terms of the parents' educational level and religious orientation.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Religious orientation has not been examined in relation to sport and competitive orientation.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Given a population of male and female athletes and nonathletes of varying religious orientations, what relationships might one expect to uncover?

    Academic text (1990)

  • Religious orientation was measured by six subscales of religious belief, including extrinsic/intrinsic, external/internal, orthodoxy, and interactional.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Many students at the university identified their religious orientation as an important factor in their daily lives.

Synonyms

religion
vsreligious orientation
∞ 2.0

A set of beliefs and practices about a god or gods, often with worship and rules

is a personal attitude toward those beliefs and practices rather than the system
faith
vsreligious orientation
729 2.3

A religion or religious group someone belongs to, for example Christianity

is a personal tendency toward belief and practice not the system itself
devotion
vsreligious orientation
22 4.6

Deep religious faith and commitment to God

is an internal tendency toward belief rather than specific acts
religiosity
vsreligious orientation
  • Formal
10 8.1

Strong belief in a god or gods and serious practice of that belief

is a personal tendency toward belief that may be less intense
religiousness
vsreligious orientation
1 5.0

A strong belief in and regular practice of a religion

is a personal tendency toward belief and practice rather than general quality
devoutness
vsreligious orientation
1 6.7

A strong religious feeling that makes a person pray or worship regularly

is a personal tendency toward belief that need not be deeply felt

How Religious

devoutness
1 6.7
religious orientation
1 5.4
nonreligious
3 4.1

Surface Forms

religious orientation singular
religious orientations plural

Morphology

religious + orientation

The meaning 'a person's attitude or tendency toward religion' is directly derivable from combining 'religious' (relating to religion) with 'orientation' (a prevailing attitude or tendency). This adjective+noun compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the phrase.

Etymology

Religious orientation uses a clear image: religious means faith and orientation means 'direction' or 'tendency', like a compass pointing one way. So it describes which way a person leans in belief or religious practice.