Fooling around, I found some more dictionaries. I think Cambridge is British or British/American because I found a mention of the differences. So, I thought, who knows, maybe the difference is British vs. American English
I obtained the following definition: religion noun the belief in and worship of a god or gods, or any such system of belief and worship She loves to discuss religion. [U] He practises the Jewish religion. [C] If an activity is a religion for you, you are extremely enthusiastic about it and do it regularly. Golf is a religion for Susan. religious adjective The government wants to increase the amount of religious education in schools. If someone is religious, they have a strong belief in a god or gods. He's deeply religious and goes to church twice a week. religiously adverb India is quite diverse, both politically and religiously. If you do something religiously, you do it regularly. He visits his mother religiously every week. I think that, if one puts these different dictionaries together, one would have to include stuff like golf as a religion when one includes Marxism or Objectivism. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
