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Position:Home>Philosophy> When did the word 'religion' come into existence?Question: When did the word 'religion' come into existence!? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: After mankind had differentiated himself from the god(s)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The English word religion has been in use since the 13th century, loaned from Anglo-French religiun (11th century), ultimately from the Latin religio, "reverence for God or the gods, careful pondering of divine things, piety, the res divinae"!. The ultimate origins of Latin religio are obscure!. It is usually accepted to derive from ligare "bind, connect"!. Www@QuestionHome@Com There has always been God, he created everything, altho we understand very little!. Religion is whomever you put your fath in, no one knows when it started!. Www@QuestionHome@Com G There are books on a subject called etymology!.Www@QuestionHome@Com With the realisation that there were no gods in about 50'000 BC!.Www@QuestionHome@Com malcolm answers best :DWww@QuestionHome@Com |