Religious community
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A religious community is a community
(group of people) who practice the same religion
.
In the wider sense it may describe members of one religion who live near or intermingled with members of other religions, who may often mix together in everyday life but worship separately. One might speak of the Catholic community of Londonderry (a city), or the Jewish community of France (a country). The community may be defined informally: people who practice, say, Catholicism consider themselves members of the Catholic community of their region. In other cases the distinction is more formal. To become a part of a Baptist
church, you need to be accepted as a member. And in Israel
only people from the same officially recognized religious community may marry each other (see Marriage in Israel
).
In a narrower sense a religious community is a group of people living together specifically for religious purposes, such as a monastery
.
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
(group of people) who practice the same religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
.
In the wider sense it may describe members of one religion who live near or intermingled with members of other religions, who may often mix together in everyday life but worship separately. One might speak of the Catholic community of Londonderry (a city), or the Jewish community of France (a country). The community may be defined informally: people who practice, say, Catholicism consider themselves members of the Catholic community of their region. In other cases the distinction is more formal. To become a part of a Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
church, you need to be accepted as a member. And in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
only people from the same officially recognized religious community may marry each other (see Marriage in Israel
Marriage in Israel
Marriages in Israel can only be performed under the auspices of the religious community to which couples belong. Matrimonial law is based on the Millet or confessional community system employed in the Ottoman Empire, which was not modified during the British Mandate and remains in force in the...
).
In a narrower sense a religious community is a group of people living together specifically for religious purposes, such as a monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
.
See also
- UmmahUmmahUmmah is an Arabic word meaning "community" or "nation." It is commonly used to mean either the collective nation of states, or the whole Arab world...
, the "community of the believers" in the whole Muslim world