religion / rɪˈlɪdʒən /

英语中与宗教相关的搭配非常多，下面只是“冰山一角”：

Being religious 笃信宗教的

■ believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation 信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命论／天堂与地狱／来生／转世说

■ be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc. 是／成为信徒／无神论者／不可知论者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等

■ convert to/practise/( especially US) practice a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc. 皈依／信奉宗教／佛教／天主教／基督教／伊斯兰教／犹太教等

■ go to church/( NAmE) temple (= the synagogue) 去教堂／会堂做礼拜

■ go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara 去当地的教堂／清真寺／犹太教会堂／谒师所做礼拜

■ belong to a church/a religious community 是教堂／宗教团体的成员

■ join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood 成为牧师／女修道士／僧侣／宗教人员／神职人员／司祭

■ praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God 赞美／敬拜／遵从／侍奉／颂扬上帝

Celebrations and ritual 庆典与仪式

■ attend/hold/conduct/lead a service 参加／举行／组织／主持礼拜仪式

■ perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah 举行典礼／仪式／宗教仪式／洗礼／朝觐／受戒仪式

■ carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite 举行宗教／安葬／葬礼／丰收／净化仪式

■ go on/make a pilgrimage 前往朝圣

■ celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali 庆祝圣诞节／复活节／开斋节／斋月／修殿节／逾越节／排灯节

■ observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan 守／不守安息日／斋戒／斋月

■ deliver/preach/hear a sermon 传道；讲道；听布道

■ lead/address the congregation 带领会众；对会众发表演讲

■ say/recite a prayer/blessing 念诵／背诵经文；祝祷

Religious texts and ideas 宗教经文与思想

■ preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam 传布／颂扬／传播上帝的话／《福音》／伊斯兰教义

■ study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha 研究／遵循达摩／佛教教义

■ read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah 阅读／研究／理解／阐释经文／《圣经》／《古兰经》／《福音》／托拉

■ be based on/derive from divine revelation 基于／来源于上帝的启示

■ commit/consider sth heresy/sacrilege 犯异端／渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说／亵渎圣物

Religious belief and experience 宗教信仰与体验

■ seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom 寻求／找到／获得启迪／智慧

■ strengthen/lose your faith 增强／失去信德

■ keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith 忠于／践行／放弃信仰

■ save/purify/lose your soul 拯救／净化／失去灵魂

■ obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law 服从／遵循／恪守／违反／亵渎诫条／伊斯兰教法／犹太教法

■ be/accept/do God's will 是／接受／践行上帝的旨意

■ receive/experience divine grace 得到／感受神的恩宠

■ achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana 获得启迪／拯救／涅槃

■ undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation 经历皈依／重生／转世化身

■ hear/answer a prayer 聆听／回应祷告

■ commit/confess/forgive a sin 犯罪；忏悔；宽恕罪过

■ do/perform penance 进行补赎