Maybe you are looking for "catechism" as in Heidelberg Catechism or Westminster Catechism. Or maybe "creed" as in Apostles Creed. Or again, "canons" such as The Canons of Dort.
religious persecution
The word religious is one of the persons characteristics, because it affects are belief, speech, and actions.
The word 'religious' is NOT a noun. The word 'religious' is an adjective, a word used to describe a noun (a religious community, a religious ceremony, etc.)The word 'religious' is the adjective form of the noun religion, a singular, common, abstractnoun; a word for system of faith and worship; a word for a type of belief systems; a word for a concept.
Their religious belief served as a bulwark against loss of hope.
the word is martyr. The whole concept is that a martyr would rather be killed than change his beliefs.
It means unfaithfulness to a sexual partner, especially a spouse; and/or lack of religious belief.
Tagalog translation of summary: buod
Many countries have a predominant religious following (e.g., America) but there isn't a word for that. You seem to be looking for the word "theocracy", which means that the country is "ruled" according to that religious belief (e.g., Saudi Arabia).
Secular refers to things that are not religious or spiritual in nature, or that are not connected to a particular religious belief system. It can also refer to the separation of religion and government in a society.
The word religion is a common noun, a general word for a belief in a god or in a group of gods; a general word for an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules associated with such a belief; a word for any religion of any kind.A collective noun is a noun used to group nouns for people or things in a descriptive or fanciful way; for example, a congregation of worshipers or a a mass of priests.
'Faith' meaning 'trust, confidence, belief' in general is 信頼 /shin rai/.'Faith' in sense of 'religious belief' is 信仰 /shin kyou/.AnswerFaith in Japanese language:shinpoushinkyoushinjin
No such word exists but maybe you meant theist? in which case it means the belief in one or more gods or deities and is a term applied to any number of religious organisations.