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comparative religion

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noun

  1. a field of study seeking to derive general principles from a comparison and classification of the growth and influence of various religions.


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In the early 1960s, he studied comparative religion at Princeton University and taught at Columbia University.

From Washington Post Jan. 22, 2022

Daniel came on a weekend visit from Boston, where he taught comparative religion at M.I.T.

From The New Yorker Apr. 29, 2019

In several cases, this translates into a strong emphasis on comparative religion, including the study of Christian-Muslim relations.

From Economist Jun. 13, 2018

Vakoch did a science-fair project on interstellar languages, and he continued to follow the field during his college years, even as he was studying comparative religion at Carleton College in Minnesota.

From New York Times Jun. 28, 2017

He was no great genius; he did not know anything about comparative religion, which is nowadays supposed to be absolutely essential to understanding any one religion.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Maclaren, Alexander

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