religião

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin religiōnem (“scrupulousness, pious misgivings, superstition, conscientiousness, sanctity, an object of veneration, cult-observance, reverence”), from relegō (“to bind back or behind”), from re- + legō (“to choose, to select; to collect, to gather”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.li.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [he.li.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.liˈʒjɐ̃w̃/ [he.liˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.li.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [he.li.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.liˈʒjɐ̃w̃/ [he.liˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.li.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [χe.li.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.liˈʒjɐ̃w̃/ [χe.liˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.liˈʒjɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: re‧li‧gi‧ão

Noun

religião f (plural religiões)

1. religion