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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

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

Beyond its strategic value, Crime has a special resonance for Russians — “an emotional and almost sort of quasi-religious kind of thing,” said Sam Greene, a professor of Russian politics at King’s College London.

From Seattle Times Jul. 31, 2023

It wasn’t lost on Paul Morantz as he charged after the cults and quasi-religious and self-help groups he believed had duped, imprisoned or brainwashed his many clients that he was putting himself in peril.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2022

Of course, quasi-religious talk about mind control is more appealing than a discussion of heat content and conductivity.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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