Religion vs. Sage — What's the Difference?

Religion is a social-cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements; however, there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion.Different religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacred things, faith, a supernatural being or supernatural beings or "some sort of ultimacy and transcendence that will provide norms and power for the rest of life". Religious practices may include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration (of deities and/or saints), sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trances, initiations, funerary services, matrimonial services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, public service, or other aspects of human culture.

One venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom.

The belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers, regarded as creating and governing the universe

Any of various plants of the genus Salvia of the mint family, especially S. officinalis, having aromatic grayish-green leaves.

A particular variety of such belief, especially when organized into a system of doctrine and practice

The leaves of S. officinalis used as a seasoning.

A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.

Any of various similar or related plants, chiefly in the mint family.

The life or condition of a person in a religious order

Sagebrush.

A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion

Having or exhibiting wisdom and calm judgment.

(uncountable) Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.

Proceeding from or marked by wisdom and calm judgment

(countable) A particular system of such belief, and the rituals and practices proper to it.

(Archaic) Serious; solemn.

(uncountable) The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.

Wise.

Rituals and actions associated with religious beliefs, but considered apart from them.

(obsolete) grave; serious; solemn

(countable) Any practice to which someone or some group is seriously devoted.

A wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.

Faithfulness to a given principle; conscientiousness.

The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.

Engage in religious practice.

Any plant in the genus Salvia

Indoctrinate into a specific religion.

Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.

To make sacred or symbolic; sanctify.

(Internet slang) Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.

The outward act or form by which men indicate their recognition of the existence of a god or of gods having power over their destiny, to whom obedience, service, and honor are due; the feeling or expression of human love, fear, or awe of some superhuman and overruling power, whether by profession of belief, by observance of rites and ceremonies, or by the conduct of life; a system of faith and worship; a manifestation of piety; as, ethical religions; monotheistic religions; natural religion; revealed religion; the religion of the Jews; the religion of idol worshipers.

(Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply.

Specifically, conformity in faith and life to the precepts inculcated in the Bible, respecting the conduct of life and duty toward God and man; the Christian faith and practice.

A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.

A monastic or religious order subject to a regulated mode of life; the religious state; as, to enter religion.

A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher.

Strictness of fidelity in conforming to any practice, as if it were an enjoined rule of conduct.

Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious.

A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny;

Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose.

Institution to express belief in a divine power;

Grave; serious; solemn.

A mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

Aromatic fresh or dried gray-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc

Any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb

Having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Of the gray-green color of sage leaves