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Religio
The Latin term ''religiō'', origin of the modern lexeme ''religion'' (via Old French/Middle Latin〔The medieval usage alternates with ''order'' in designating bonded communities like those of monastic orders: "we hear of the 'religion' of the Golden Fleece, of a knight 'of the religion of Avys'".Johan Huizinga, ''The Waning of the Middle Ages'' (1919) 1924:75.〕) is of ultimately obscure etymology. It is recorded beginning in the 1st century BC, i.e. in Classical Latin at the beginning of the Roman Empire, notably by Cicero, in the sense of "scrupulous or strict observance of the traditional ''cultus''".
==Etymology==
The classical explanation of the word, traced to Cicero himself, derives it from ''re-'' (again) + ''lego'' in the sense of "choose", "go over again" or "consider carefully".
Modern scholars such as Tom Harpur and Joseph Campbell favor the derivation from ''ラテン語:ligo'' "bind, connect", probably from a prefixed ''ラテン語:re-ligare'', i.e. ''re-'' (again) + ''ligare'' or "to reconnect," which was made prominent by St. Augustine, following the interpretation of Lactantius.〔In ''The Pagan Christ: Recovering the Lost Light.'' Toronto. Thomas Allen, 2004. ISBN 0-88762-145-7〕〔In ''The Power of Myth,'' with Bill Moyers, ed. Betty Sue Flowers, New York, Anchor Books, 1991. ISBN 0-385-41886-8〕
The problem with these etymologies, regardless of whether one favours ''lego'' or ''ligo'', is that the now-familiar prefix re- "again" is not attested prior to its occurrence in ''religio'' and is itself in need of an etymological explanation.
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