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state religion

religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state
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Summary

state religion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,933 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: religion[2]
  • Part of: confessional state[3]
  • Topic's main category: Q122615841[4]
  • Facet of: state and religion[5]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7]
  • Main Wikidata property: P3075[8]
  • Different from: national Church[9], state church[10]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11]
  • Characteristic of: state[12]

Why It Matters

state religion has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

religion

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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