religio

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) religion

Etymology
Borrowed from, , , , , and , all ultimately from. The -n- in the source languages was omitted in order for to match counterparts in natural languages.

Noun

 * 1) religion

Etymology
Attested in classical Latin (1st century ); perhaps from the unattested verb, which could go back (via ) to. Frequently used by Cicero, who alternatively linked the word with. Afterwards, the word was linked (mainly by Christian authors) to and. De Vaan (2008:341), too, tentatively suggests a connection to.

Noun

 * 1) scrupulousness, conscientious exactness
 * 2) piety, religious scruple, religious awe, superstition, strict religious observance
 * 3) scruples, conscientiousness
 * 4) religious obligation, sacred obligation
 * 5)  sanctity
 * 6) an object of worship, holy thing, holy place
 * 1) an object of worship, holy thing, holy place
 * 1) an object of worship, holy thing, holy place

Quotations

 * 1772-1778 Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiæ by Finnur Jónsson, chapter one (Google books)
 * "la"

- De introductione religionis Christianæ in Islandiam.