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secular religion

noun

Definitions

  1. A communal belief system that omits or disregards supernatural or metaphysical elements…

    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.

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