religious preference

collocation in English

meaningsofreligiousandpreference

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religious
adjective
us
//uk
/rɪˈlɪdʒ.əs/
relating ...
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preference
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpref.ər.əns/us
/ˈpref.ər.əns/
the fact that you like something or someone more than another thing ...
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(Definition ofreligiousandpreferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofreligious preference

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The relation ofreligiouspreferenceand practice to depressive symptoms among 1,855 older adults.
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I shall also mentionreligiouspreference.
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This consumer culture is evident equally in less tangible spheres of urban middle class life, most notably that ofreligiouspreference.
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Nearly 6 percent of the population was withoutreligiouspreference.
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It may be to do with thereligiouspreferenceof the state or something of that nature.
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Another example of this difference would bereligiouspreferenceand or practice.
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This may indicate that their diet is not solely a matter ofreligiouspreference.
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Members need not give up their cultural identity orreligiouspreferenceto follow this path.
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We do reserve the right to screen applicants on the basis ofreligiouspreference.
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Thereligiouspreferenceof an area could be determined by the number of religious institutions in the area.
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Religiouspreferenceby itself does not constitute a sufficient reason to justify the payment of boarding and tuition fees to enable a child to go to a particular school.
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The bill would alter the provincial human rights law to prohibit public employees and others from wearing objects that overtly indicate areligiouspreference.
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Of those who indicated areligiouspreference, 59% said they possessed a full understanding of their faith and needed no further learning.
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The tag is primarily used for the identification of dead and wounded and essential basic medical information, such as blood type and history of inoculations, along with providingreligiouspreference.
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