religious connotation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofreligiousandconnotation
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withconnotation.
religious
adjective
us//uk/rɪˈlɪdʒ.əs/
relating ...
See more atreligious
connotation
noun[C]
uk/ˌkɒn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑː.nəˈteɪ.ʃən/
a feeling or idea that is suggested by a particular word although it need not be a part of the word's meaning, or something suggested by an object ...
See more atconnotation
(Definition ofreligiousandconnotationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofreligious connotation
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
However, when a specific word which has areligiousconnotationis being included, we cannot treat it lightly.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I instantly regret that word; it has areligiousconnotation.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It also has areligiousconnotationto it.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That word conversion makes people think immediately of somereligiousconnotation, as though conversion would be a bracing experience for everybody.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The words themselves had no exclusivelyreligiousconnotation; they are honorific titles for heads of households or master craftsmen, but not for royalty.
From
Wikipedia
The term usually has areligiousconnotationindicating unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs.
From
Wikipedia
The west is very often, like other epic stories, seen with areligiousconnotation.
From
Wikipedia
For this reason, such normally secular matters as beginning a new business or reaping the fields had areligiousconnotation.
From
Wikipedia
If anything, the common feature among them is that any religious connotations remain general.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The economic transformation of camel pastoralists carried religious connotations and implications.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Of course such mementos also had religious connotations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the authors' view, religious connotations in reference to the past can be discerned in the official rhetoric, as well as in the writings of archaeologists, intellectuals and the press.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If, however, this find was deposited not too long after its manufacture, it would suggest that religious connotations were already attached to this vessel type at an early date.
From theCambridge English Corpus
National imagination transformed this perception adopting religious connotations, with the emphasis on direct continuity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In both folk and punk/indie, this tendency has an elitist aspect, reproducing a central tenet of canonism - the distinction between authentic and apocryphal texts (the religious connotations seem apt).
From theCambridge English Corpus
That is the fundamental aspect, not the almost religious connotations which some people like to attribute to the concept of cohesion.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
People ask why we parade and what religious connotations there are in some parades.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Sometimes it is the reverse, and there are strong religious connotations.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Therefore, no politician can talk about power without considering its religious connotations.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofreligious
Go to the definition ofconnotation
See other collocations withconnotation