🇪🇸 Spanish

religión

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la religión

religion

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religión
/la relixˈjon/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say religión in Spanish?

IPA
/la relixˈjon/

How do you pronounce religión in Spanish?

religión is pronounced /la relixˈjon/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La religión católica es la más practicada en esta región.

The Catholic religion is the most practiced in this region.

Esta religión antigua ha influido profundamente en la cultura occidental.

This ancient religion has profoundly influenced Western culture.

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Why is it feminine?

Religión is feminine because it derives from Latin "religio," which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Spanish inherited the feminine gender along with the word; the -ión ending in Spanish also typically produces feminine nouns, reinforcing this gender assignment.

What is the Spanish word for religion?

The Spanish word for religion is la religión — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchreligionlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianreligionelafeminine

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