revealed religion
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9.1
- noun
- /rɪˈviːld rɪˈlɪdʒən/
- Specialized
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religión revelada
- Christianity and Judaism were revealed religions, exposed in the course of time to humanist and scientific scrutiny, and duly modified so that the original revelations were by and large transmuted into a set of exemplary values or attitudes.
He says that this speculative knowledge is the knowledge of the revealed religion.
- He says that this speculative knowledge is the knowledge of the revealed religion.
- This somehow brings them together in revealed religion.
Examples
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And that cause was the idea of revealed religion.
Academic text (2005) -
Whatever else propels such books, there is a common desire to view revealed religion organically, as part of the human condition.
Academic text (2001) -
You see, Christianity is a revealed religion.
Blog text (4) -
The Christian view of things, the revealed religion view of things goes beyond the Socratic view of things.
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Although each of these components is important, it is this last quality, the capacity of the tradition to speak in terms of human reason and not simply in terms of revealed religion, that gives it the potential to appeal to those outside the Christian community.
Academic text (2008) -
Didn't we leave that behind with religion, the revealed religion, Christianity?
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As democracy arose from the Enlightenment's critique of revealed religion that challenged the teachings and power of the church, such philosophical pluralism is absolutely essential for civil and human rights to be established.
Academic text (2004) -
Richard Henry Lee had expressed his concern over the secular orientation of state-builders, and he was wary of their attempts to substitute enlightened thought for revealed religion, writing that reformers may "weave as fine a web of reason as they please, but the experience of all times shows
Academic text (1997) -
Christianity is considered a revealed religion because it is based on divine revelations communicated by God.
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Judaism serves as a classic example of a revealed religion, as its teachings are believed to stem from God's direct communication to humanity.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a religion based on divine revelations' is directly and compositionally derived from 'revealed' (made known) and 'religion' (a set of beliefs). This adjective + noun pattern is literal and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Revealed religion comes from the picture of a truth being revealed—like a curtain pulled back to show a message from above. So a revealed religion is one people believe was 'shown' to humans by God through messages or holy books, not just something people thought up themselves.