#religion__faith  institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"
  supertype:  #institution__establishment  an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
  subtype:  #Christian_church__church__Christianity  a group of Christians; any group professing Christian doctrine or belief; "the church is debating the issue of women priests"
     subtype:  #Catholic_Church  any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church
        subtype:  #Roman_Catholic_Church__Roman_Catholic__Western_Church__Church_of_Rome__Roman_Church  the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
        subtype:  #Old_Catholic_Church  Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century
        subtype:  #Eastern_Church__Byzantine_Church  the Catholic Church of the Byzantine Empire
        subtype:  #Eastern_Orthodox_Church__Orthodox_Church__Orthodox_Catholic_Church__Eastern_Church  derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
           subtype:  #Greek_Orthodox_Church__Greek_Church  state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church
           subtype:  #Russian_Orthodox_Church  independent with its own Patriarch of Moscow; until 1917 the established church
        subtype:  #Uniat_Church__Uniate_Church  any of several Eastern churches acknowledging papal authority but retaining their own rites and canon law
     subtype:  #Coptic_Church  the ancient Christian church of Egypt
     subtype:  #Protestant_Church__Protestant  the Protestant churches and denominations collectively
        subtype:  #Pentecostal_religion  any fundamentalist Protestant church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples
  subtype:  #Hebraism__Judaism__Jewish_religion__jewishreligion  Jews who practice a religion based on the Old Testament and the Talmud
     subtype:  #Jewish_Orthodoxy__Orthodox_Judaism  Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic Law as interpreted in the Talmud
        subtype:  #Hasidim__Hassidim__Chasidim__Chassidim  sect of Orthodox Jews who follow the Mosaic Law strictly
     subtype:  #Conservative_Judaism.Hebraism__conservativejudaism  Jews who keep some of the requirements of the Mosaic Law but allow for adaptation of other requirements (as some of the dietary laws) to fit modern circumstances
     subtype:  #Reform_Judaism.Hebraism__reformjudaism  the most liberal Jews; Jews who do not follow the Talmud strictly but try to adapt all of the historical forms of Judaism to the modern world
  subtype:  #Islam__Islamism__Muslimism__Mohammedanism__Mohammadanism  Muslims collectively and their civilization; based on a monotheistic religion believing that Mohammed was the last and major prophet of God; "the term Mohammedanism is offensive to Muslims"
     subtype:  #Shiah_Islam__Shiah__Shia__the_Shiites  one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran
     subtype:  #Sunni  one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam
  subtype:  #Hindooism__Hinduism  the dominant religion of India; characterized by a caste system and belief in reincarnation
     subtype:  #Brahminism__Brahmanism  the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism
  subtype:  #Taoism  religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu
  subtype:  #Buddhism.religion__buddhism  the religion venerating Buddha represented by many groups especially in Asia
     subtype:  #Zen__Zen_Buddhism  school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
     subtype:  #Mahayana.Buddhism__mahayana  a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia
        subtype:  #Lamaism.Mahayana__lamaism  Tibetan Buddhism having great variety in its ritual practices and a complex hierarchical organization
     subtype:  #Hinayana.Buddhism__hinayana  a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts
     subtype:  #Tantrism  movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism
  subtype:  #Shinto  the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan
  subtype:  #established_church__establishedchurch  the church that is recognized as the official church of a nation
  subtype:  #religious_sect__religioussect__sect__religious_order  a subdivision of a larger religious group
     subtype:  #sisterhood  a religious society of sisters (especially an order of nuns)
     subtype:  #High_Church__High_Anglican_Church  a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)
     subtype:  #Amish_sect  an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in SE Pennsylvania
     subtype:  #Sivaism__Shivaism  a Hindu sect worshiping Shiva
     subtype:  #Saktism__Shaktism  a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti
     subtype:  #Vaishnavism__Vaisnavism  Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu
     subtype:  #Haredi  any of several Orthodox Jewish sects who reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel
     subtype:  #International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness__Hare_Krishna__ISKCON  a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' (`O Krishna!') and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy
     subtype:  #Jainism.religious_sect__jainism  sect founded in the 6th century as a revolt against Hinduism
     subtype:  #Taoism.religious_sect__taoism  Chinese Taoist sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but also incorporating pantheism and sorcery
     subtype:  #Kokka_Shinto__Kokka  the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan
     subtype:  #Shuha_Shinto__Shua  any branch of Shinto other than Kokka
     subtype:  #brethren  the members of a male religious order
     subtype:  #Shakers__United_Society_of_Believers_in_Christ's_Second_Appearing  a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States
     instance:  #Religious_Society_of_Friends__Society_of_Friends__Quakers  #Society_of_Jesus
  subtype:  #cult  adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices

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