Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakeable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.
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n. 宗教;支配自己生活的大事;教派;心爱的事物;
💡 relig=rely依赖+ ion 名词后缀 → 用来依赖的 → 宗教；宗教信仰
"Is there always a conflict between science and religion?"
科学和宗教信仰之间是否永远存在着冲突？
近义：creed, faith
反义：godlessness
turning
['tɝnɪŋ]
n. 旋转;转向;转弯处;车工工艺;
v. 转动;扭转;（使）变成;“turn”的现在分词;
💡 turn转+ing名词后缀 → 转向；旋转
"Not turning up was just a cop-out."
不露面只不过是在逃避而已。
近义：turn, bend, corner, curve, revolution, rotation
n. 真理;真相，事实;忠实，忠诚;现实，现实性;
💡 tru相信，真实+th抽象名词 →事实，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反义：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
n. （文章的）一段;经过;通路，通道;旅程，行程;
💡 pass通过+age名词后缀 →通过，通行
"a secret underground passage"
地下秘密通道
近义：lane, pass, passageway, passing, walkway, way
n. 信，信任;信念，意见;信条;
💡 病(b)鹅(e)对(d)劣(lie)匪(f)的 信念 网友：tom zxl 补充：be（是）+lie（躺）+f 信念是灵魂所躺之处 信念就是（be）谎言（lie
"I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing."
我佩服他对自己的工作所抱的坚定信心。
近义：idea, judgement, judgment, knowledge, assurance, notion
反义：incredulity, astonishment, misgiving, mistrust, stun, stupefaction
n. [机]动力，功率;力量;政权，权力;强国，大国;
vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量;
vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进;
adj. 权力的;机械能的，电动的;用电力（或动力）发动的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在对这台引擎进行改装以增加它的功率.
近义：move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反义：incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
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"I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't."
— Jules Renard