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A religion in which rules exist to govern the means by which adherents participate in the religion.
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organized — or|gan|ized [ ɔrgə,naızd ] adjective * 1. ) planned carefully and involving many people: It wasn t really a riot; it was an organized protest. organized religion highly organized: The illegal software trade is highly organized. 2. ) an organized… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
organized */ — UK [ˈɔː(r)ɡənaɪzd] / US [ˈɔrɡəˌnaɪzd] adjective 1) planned carefully and involving many people It wasn t really a riot; it was an organized protest. organized religion highly organized: The illegal software trade is highly organized. 2) a) an… … English dictionary
