What does the word “religion” mean?

For about fifty years now it has been clear in the academy that there is no universal way to define religion. In the West we see “religion” as a coherent system of obligatory beliefs, institutions, and rituals, centering on a supernatural God, whose    practice is essentially private and hermetically sealed off from all “secular” activities. But words in other languages that we translate as “religion” almost invariably refer to something larger, vaguer, and more encompassing. Read the complete blog at -- http://biblicalheritagecenter.blogspot.com/2015/10/what-does-word-religion-mean.html