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Meaning of "religious education" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

religious education  [rɪˈlɪdʒəs ˌedʒʊˈkeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

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Religious education is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RELIGIOUS EDUCATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

religious education

Religious education

In secular usage, religious education is the teaching of a particular religion and its varied aspects —its beliefs, doctrines, rituals, customs, rites, and personal roles. In Western and secular culture, religious education implies a type of education which is largely separate from academia, and which regards religious belief as a fundamental tenet and operating modality, as well as a prerequisite condition of attendance. The secular concept is substantially different from societies that adhere to religious law, wherein "religious education" connotes the dominant academic study, and in typically religious terms, teaches doctrines which define social customs as "laws" and the violations thereof as "crimes", or else misdemeanors requiring punitive correction.

Definition of religious education in the English dictionary

The first definition of religious education in the dictionary is an education in a school which places a strong emphasis on the beliefs associated with a particular religion. Other definition of religious education is the teaching or instruction of a particular religion. Religious education is also a subject taught in schools in the UK which educates about the different religions of the world.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION


allocation
ˌæləˈkeɪʃən
application
ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən
authentication
ɔːˌθentɪˈkeɪʃən
certification
ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
classification
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
communication
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən
dedication
ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
education
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən
identification
aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
indication
ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən
location
ləʊˈkeɪʃən
medication
ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
modification
ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
notification
ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
publication
ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən
qualification
ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
relocation
ˌriːləʊˈkeɪʃən
specification
ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən
verification
ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

religieux
religion
religionary
religioner
religionise
religionism
religionist
religionize
religionless
religiose
religiosely
religiosity
religioso
religious
religious instruction
religious leader
religious order
Religious Society of Friends
religiously
religiousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
association
citation
combination
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of religious education in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «religious education» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Find out the translation of religious education to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of religious education from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «religious education» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宗教教育
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la educación religiosa
570 millions of speakers

English

religious education
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धार्मिक शिक्षा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التعليم الديني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

религиозное образование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

educação religiosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধর্মীয় শিক্ষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´éducation religieuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pendidikan agama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Religionslehre
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

宗教教育
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

종교 교육
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pendidikan agama
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giáo dục tôn giáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மத கல்வி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धार्मिक शिक्षण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dini eğitim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

educazione religiosa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

edukacja religijna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

релігійна освіта
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

educație religioasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θρησκευτική εκπαίδευση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

godsdienstige onderwys
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

religiös utbildning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trosopplæring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of religious education

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RELIGIOUS EDUCATION»

The term «religious education» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.951 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RELIGIOUS EDUCATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about religious education

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3 QUOTES WITH «RELIGIOUS EDUCATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word religious education.
1
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education.
2
Melissa Gilbert
Although I was raised Jewish, my upbringing didn't include any formal religious education or training.
3
Barry O'Farrell
I don't favour ethics classes being an alternative to special religious education classes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RELIGIOUS EDUCATION»

Discover the use of religious education in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to religious education and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Routledge International Handbook of Religious Education
The Routledge International Handbook of Religious Education is the first book to comprehensively address the range of ways that major countries around the world teach religion in public and private educational institutions.
Derek Davis, Elena Miroshnikova, 2013
2
Teaching Religious Education: Primary and Early Years
Many trainee primary teachers are uncertain as to the place and purpose of RE in primary schools. This book is designed to alleviate such fears and give trainees the security and confidence to teach RE effectively.
Elaine McCreery, Sandra Palmer, Veronica Voiels, 2008
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New Steps in Religious Education for the Caribbean
New Steps in Religious Education for the Caribbean is a new edition of the popular and highly regarded course, now revised to meet the needs of schools in the Caribbean.
Michael Keene, Dennis McKoy, 2003
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Religious Education
The New Steps in Religious Education series covers the major world religions and includes a structure and approach ideal for use by non-specialist teachers.
Michael Keene, 2002
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Integrative Religious Education in Europe: A ...
This book is a contribution to the development of a didactics of the Study of Religions ( Religionswissenschaft ).
Wanda Alberts, 2007
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The Effective Teaching of Religious Education
First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Brenda Watson, Penny Thompson, 2014
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New Steps in Religious Education
These new editions contain all the strengths that have made this a bestselling Key Stage 3 (S1/S2) course but are now fully revised and updated to give them a fresh, modern design. They have also been aligned with Scheme of Work topics.
Michael Keene, 2002
8
Godly Play: An Imaginative Approach to Religious Education
The approach of this book is to make relgious instruction fun, spontaneous and deeply spiritual. Godly Play is a practical yet innovative approach to religious education--becoming childlike in order to teach children.
Jerome Berryman, 1994
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Issues in Religious Education
This book highlights the issues that invariably confront those involved with the teaching of Religious Education. Questioning the assumptions underlying the legal requirements governing the teaching of RE it raises questions of rationale.
Lynne Broadbent, Alan Brown, 2004
10
Primary Religious Education A New Approach: Conceptual ...
This book will help you to teach RE in a creative way in the primary classroom by providing: historical commentaries an overview of existing approaches case studies based upon developments in religious literacy connections to initiatives ...
Clive Erricker, Judith Lowndes, Elaine Bellchambers, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RELIGIOUS EDUCATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term religious education is used in the context of the following news items.
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In Maharashtra, students obtaining full-time religious education to be …
Maharashtra government on Thursday kicked up a fresh row by stating that any student obtaining full-time religious education, either in madrassas or vedic ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
Ban morning prayers: Christian worship in schools should be …
PRAYERS at school should be made a thing of the past, a former education ... Charles Clarke says schools should also get rid of purely religious education and ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
Cornwall parents ban children from school trip to mosque over …
The school said it follows the Cornwall Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education and part of the curriculum encourages children to study Christianity in great ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
4
Turkish students, teachers protest govt religious education
Proponents of Turkey's secular traditions claim that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is building a more Islam-focused education, to realize his goal of raising ... «Yahoo News, Feb 15»
5
Government bows to Christian pressure over religious education
Pupils studying religious education will be taught that Britain is traditionally Christian, after the government bowed to pressure from the Anglican and Catholic ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
6
Naming and shaming: 8 countries egregiously violating religious
These countries not only suppress religious expression, they systematically torture and ... Proselytizing and private religious education are forbidden, minors are ... «Index On Censorship, Apr 14»
7
St Heliers School finds solution to religious stand-off
Parents are "very happy" over the decision by an Auckland school to remove religious education classes from its school day. Religion will now be taught outside ... «New Zealand Herald, Feb 14»
8
Religious education 'being edged out of school timetables' illegally
The National Association of Teachers of Religious Education warned that the development was a direct result of Government reforms such as the English ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 13»
9
Call to improve RE lesson standards
Religious education in schools in England needs to be improved, says a group of RE specialists who fear the subject is being marginalised. The report calls for a ... «BBC News, Oct 13»
10
Faith lost in religious studies
Tucked among the details of Ofsted's much publicised warning last week that more than half of English schools were failing pupils on religious education was an ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 13»

REFERENCE
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