religious belief re·li·gious·belief fairly common noun 1. a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny “he lost his faith but not his morality” Synonymsreligionfaithreligious belief Related words Broader terms belieftheological virtue Narrower terms apophatismcataphatismdoctrine of analogycultecclesiasticismmysticismnature worshiprevealed religion WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.