religare

Michael Guillén on Heddy Honigmann's Forever: If it is true that the etymological root of religion is the Latin religare - which means 'to tie, to fasten, to bind' - then perhaps it is memory itself that binds the living to the dead, accounting for what I've long accepted as the religiosity of memory.

GreenCine Daily: SFIFF, 4/27. 2007

But, to me at least, it does mean belief in and action upon a commonly-held system of principals or values; for if the word religion comes from the Latin word religare, "to bind fast", then for Unitarian Universalism to be a religion there must be something that binds us fast to our spiritual community.

UUpdates - All updates 2009

The word religion comes from the word "religare" -- to bind fast, to connect.

Archive 2006-06-01 Debra W. Haffner 2006

Religion (derived from the Latin religare, meaning 'to bind') binds people together.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

Religion (derived from the Latin religare, meaning 'to bind') binds people together.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

Religion (derived from the Latin religare, meaning 'to bind') binds people together.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

"religare," "to tie," in order to give it an etymological and derivative meaning in support of his statement, a controversial trick for which he is rebuked by Engels.

Feuerbach: The roots of the socialist philosophy Friedrich Engels 1857

The origin of the word is probably the Latin religare, to bind back.

Religion and Morality Hare, John 2006

Religion (probably from the Latin religare, “to restrain”) is a set of beliefs; faith (from fidere, “to trust”) is the unquestioning trust in the truth of those beliefs.

No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

Religion (probably from the Latin religare, “to restrain”) is a set of beliefs; faith (from fidere, “to trust”) is the unquestioning trust in the truth of those beliefs.

No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003