secular religion

短语

词形变化

secular religions 复数 secular religions

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A communal belief system that omits or disregards supernatural or metaphysical elements (unlike religions) but shares most of the epistemic traits of religions, such as dogma, ideology, martyrdom for a cause, tribalism, demonization of outsiders, dichotomization of humans into the righteous versus the evildoers (good guys versus bad guys), and so on.

    Fascism and communism are often described as secular religions.

    Her theory posits that secular religions will rush in to fill the cultural void left by the decline of religiosity.