religious duty

collocation in English

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religious
adjective
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/rɪˈlɪdʒ.əs/
relating ...
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duty
noun[C or U]
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/ˈdʒuː.ti/us
/ˈduː.t̬i/
something that you have to do because it is part of your job, or something that you feel is the right thing ...
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(Definition ofreligiousanddutyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Conscience was a parameter of moral action whilst obedience was areligiousduty.
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Thus, even if there is areligiousdutyto preserve life, this is not regarded as absolute.
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The moral duty of assent to the truth is always binding whilst thereligiousdutyof obedience to authoritative correction is not.
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The sermons have served "to elevate the work which lies before us as a nation to the rank of areligiousduty" (4).
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This is purely areligiousduty; it is voluntary.
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If you keep breaking other peoples hearts, whateverreligiousdutyyou perform is no good.
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Non-violence is seen as the most essentialreligiousdutyfor everyone.
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Scenes of libation commonly signify the quality of "pietas",religiousdutyor reverence.
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In his early life, he also developed a strong sense of community andreligiousduty.
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Wealthy citizens were chosen to bear the expense of costuming and training the chorus as a public andreligiousduty.
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Believers view the conversion of non-believers both as areligiousdutyand as an act of altruism.
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Have we forgotten that we fought to fulfill ourreligiousdutyand that the result is a marginal issue?
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He does not fear death; nor will he act in a way contrary to hisreligiousduty.
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Out of four "purushartha" s (goals of life), only moksha is eternal, whilereligiousduty, wealth and pleasure decay with this life.
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The clerics called immediately for people's action against the regime, stating that is areligiousdutyto oppose tyranny and repression.
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Although in no sense athletic, he made some sort of exercise in the open air each day almost areligiousduty.
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The terms in public and good reason are not defined, but examples ofreligiousduty, national dress and requirement of employment or hobby are given.
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They regard it as areligiousdutyto offer to him, on fixed days, human as well as other sacrificial victims.
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Two years later, in 1645, he was appointed one of the commissioners authorized to solemnize marriages, which at the time was a civil rather thanreligiousduty.
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