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quasi-religious

American  
[kwah-zahy-ri-lij-uhs, kwah-zee-, kway-zahy-] / ˌkwɑ zaɪ rɪˈlɪdʒ əs, ˌkwɑ zi-, ˌkweɪ zaɪ- /

adjective

  1. seemingly religious or having some characteristics of religion but not properly or fully so.


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“But because of the quasi-religious meaning of May 9, he also cannot not have the parade.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Above all, I remember their devotion to their subjects, the quasi-religious commitment to whatever their scholarly or creative discipline happened to be.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2025

As NPR notes, “America, unlike some countries, is not defined by a common ancestry, nor is it tied to an official faith tradition. But it does have a distinct identity and a quasi-religious foundation.”

From Salon Mar. 27, 2025

You write this in your new book, Memory and Authority: “A distinctive feature of American constitutional culture is its quasi-religious veneration of its framers and founders.”

From Slate May 8, 2024

That their fraternity engaged in quasi-religious chanting and oath taking and hosanna hailing, all of it top secret, made it that much more appealing.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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