Translation

• school
• sect
• purpose
• model
• ancestor
• clan
• to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)
• classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs

Synonyms

• 主旨, 大旨, 宏旨, 宗旨, 弘旨, 旨, 旨要, 要旨
• 县, 县份, 县城, 旗, 版纳, 试点县, 邑
• 亲族, 家族, 家门, 房, 族
• 宗派, 家, 山头, 帮派, 法家, 派, 派别, 派系, 流派, 船帮, 门, 门户
• 件, 档儿, 档子, 桩, 码, 起, 项
• 批, 票

Examples

• 宗教是人民的鸦片。
  Religion is the opiate of the masses.
• 这家公司不分种族、宗教或国籍雇用人。
  That company hires people without regard to race, religion, or nationality.
• 想要跟你分享他们宗教信仰的人几乎从不愿你跟他们分享你的。
  People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.