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Freedom of religion   /frˈidəm əv rɪlˈɪdʒən/   Listen
Freedom of religion

noun
1.
A civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution.





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"Freedom of religion" Quotes from Famous Books



... II, [Sidenote: Philip II, 1556-98] but there have been hardly any who have caused more blood to flow from the veins of their own people. His life is proof that a well-meaning bigot can do more harm than the most abandoned debauchee. "I would rather lose all my kingdoms," he averred, "than allow freedom of religion." And again, to a man condemned by the Inquisition for heresy, "If my own son were as perverse as you, I myself would carry the faggot to burn him." Consistently, laboriously, undeterred by any suffering or any horror, he pursued his aim. ...
— The Age of the Reformation • Preserved Smith


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