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agama

/agama/Roman

English meaning: Religion

Indonesian Definition

(Bahasa Indonesia)

Sistem kepercayaan dan ibadah. Indonesia mengakui enam agama resmi: Islam, Protestan, Katolik, Hindu, Buddha, dan Konghucu. Indonesia adalah negara dengan populasi Muslim terbesar di dunia.

English Definition

A system of faith and worship. Indonesia recognizes six official religions: Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim-majority country (87% Muslim), yet its state philosophy (Pancasila) is secular and protects religious pluralism. Indonesia's Islam is generally moderate and tolerant.

Example

Indonesia adalah negara Muslim terbesar di dunia dengan tradisi toleransi beragama.

In English: Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim country with a tradition of religious tolerance.

Synonyms

  • kepercayaan
  • iman

Antonyms / Opposites

  • ateisme

Literary Heritage

Seorang terpelajar harus sudah berbuat adil sejak dalam pikiran, apalagi dalam perbuatan.

An educated person must already be just in thought, let alone in deed.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer · Novelist · 20th century

Bumi Manusia

Bumi Manusia (This Earth of Mankind), Ch. 3, 1980

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