the origin of RELIGION
http://webstersdictionary1828.com/ ReligionRELIGION, noun relij'on. [Latin religio, from religo, to bind anew; (re, anew and ligo, to bind.) This word seems originally to have signified an oath or vow to the gods, or the obligation of such an oath or vow, which was held very sacred by the Romans. 1. religion in its most comprehensive sense, includes a belief in the being and p..