Portal:Religion

Religion Portal

World-views of creation and existence, and pillars of doctrine and belief

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Religions are organised collections of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. Most religions have narratives, symbols, and sacred histories that aim to explain the meaning of life, the origin of life, or the Universe. From their beliefs about the cosmos and human nature, people may derive morality, ethics, religious laws or a preferred lifestyle.

Many of the world's religions have organised behaviours, clergy, a definition of what constitutes adherence or membership, holy places, prophets, scriptures, etc. The practice of a religion may include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration of a deity or deities, sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trances, initiations, funerary services, matrimonial services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, public service, or other aspects of human culture.

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The Idol of Man, a predominant Seonsol symbol

Seonsol (Seonmi: ㄔㄜㄛㄋㄔㄛㄉ, a corruption of the phrase ㄔㄩㄋㄝㄔㄛㄘㄉ tr. Synuosojl, literally translating to "acceptance" or "surrendering") is a predominately nontheistic religion practised in central Cymlun and articulated through the oral traditions of its Elders. Seonsol is the world's third largest religion, practised devoutly and semi-devoutly by over two hundred million people. The religion has majority adherence in the nations of Hwabaek, Kuosomy and Saeyri, and a minority of adherents in Aggurat and Flaigasil. A follower Seonsol is known as a "Sojl" (Seonmi: ㄔㄛㄐㄉ)... (read more)