Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

folk religion

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: folk re-li-gion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ethnic or regional religious customs under the umbrella of an organized religion, but outside of official doctrine and practices.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

folk religions (plural)

Phrases

folk religionist

Questions

What does folk religion mean?: Ethnic or regional religious customs under the umbrella of an organized religion, but outside of official doctrine and practices.

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