Being religious 笃信宗教的

• believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation 信仰上帝/耶稣基督/真主/自由意志/宿命论/天堂与地狱/来生/转世说
• be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc. 是/成为信徒/无神论者/不可知论者/基督徒/穆斯林/印度教教徒/佛教徒等
• convert to/practise/ (especially US) practice a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc. 皈依/信奉宗教/佛教/天主教/基督教/伊斯兰教/犹太教等
• go to church/ (NAmE) temple (= the synagogue) 去教堂/会堂做礼拜
• go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara 去当地的教堂/清真寺/犹太教会堂/谒师所做礼拜
• belong to a church/a religious community 是教堂/宗教团体的成员
• join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood 成为牧师/女修道士/僧侣/宗教人员/神职人员/司祭
• praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God 赞美/敬拜/遵从/侍奉/颂扬上帝

Celebrations and ritual 庆典与仪式

• attend/hold/conduct/lead a service 参加/举行/组织/主持礼拜仪式
• perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah 举行典礼/仪式/宗教仪式/洗礼/朝觐/受戒仪式
• carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite 举行宗教/安葬/葬礼/丰收/净化仪式
• go on/make a pilgrimage 前往朝圣
• celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali 庆祝圣诞节/复活节/开斋节/斋月/修殿节/逾越节/排灯节
• observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan 守/不守安息日/斋戒/斋月
• deliver/preach/hear a sermon 传道；讲道；听布道
• lead/address the congregation 带领会众；对会众发表演讲
• say/recite a prayer/blessing 念诵/背诵经文；祝祷

Religious texts and ideas 宗教经文与思想

• preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam 传布/颂扬/传播上帝的话/《福音》/伊斯兰教义
• study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha 研究/遵循达摩/佛教教义
• read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah 阅读/研究/理解/阐释经文/《圣经》/《古兰经》/《福音》/托拉
• be based on/derive from divine revelation 基于/来源于上帝的启示
• commit/consider sth heresy/sacrilege 犯异端/渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说/亵渎圣物

Religious belief and experience 宗教信仰与体验

• seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom 寻求/找到/获得启迪/智慧
• strengthen/lose your faith 增强/失去信德
• keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith 忠于/践行/放弃信仰
• save/purify/lose your soul 拯救/净化/失去灵魂
• obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law 服从/遵循/恪守/违反/亵渎诫条/伊斯兰教法/犹太教法
• be/accept/do God's will 是/接受/践行上帝的旨意
• receive/experience divine grace 得到/感受神的恩宠
• achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana 获得启迪/拯救/涅槃
• undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation 经历皈依/重生/转世化身
• hear/answer a prayer 聆听/回应祷告
• commit/confess/forgive a sin 犯罪；忏悔；宽恕罪过
• do/perform penance 进行补赎