civil religion
C1144
concept
Civil religion is the set of sacred beliefs, symbols, and rituals that a political community uses to give transcendent meaning and moral legitimacy to its institutions, history, and collective identity.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| civil religion canonical | 2 |
| civic nationalism | 1 |
| civic religion | 1 |
| political-religious phenomenon | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: civil religion
Generated description
Civil religion is the set of sacred beliefs, symbols, and rituals that a political community uses to give transcendent meaning and moral legitimacy to its institutions, history, and collective identity.
Instances (5)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| American nationalism | civic nationalism |
| deification of Julius Caesar | political-religious phenomenon |
| Cult of Reason | civic religion |
| American civil religion | — |
| Religion of Humanity | — |