revealed religion
Americannoun
noun
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religion based on the revelation by God to man of ideas that he would not have arrived at by his natural reason alone
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religion in which the existence of God depends on revelation
Etymology
Origin of revealed religion
First recorded in 1710–20
Example Sentences
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He traveled across the country giving lectures that paid tribute to Thomas Paine, a patriot who fell from grace because of his mockery of revealed religion.
From Salon • May 18, 2019
In his homily, the pope praised Newman, a towering theologian and prolific writer whose work was very influential in 20th century Church history, for defending "the vital place of revealed religion in civil society."
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2010
Perhaps the single most important figure is Immanuel Kant, who explored the limits of Enlightenment rationality without handing any authority back to revealed religion.
From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2010
Though discounting the Bible as a source of revealed religion, Writers Rich and Chernenkov eagerly accept it as a historical document.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is not possible to discover, from the random language of the Reply, whether the scheme of Darwin is to sweep away all theism, or is to be content with extinguishing revealed religion.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green
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