one of the world's three major religions, founded by Jesus Christ and based on the Old and New Testaments of the Bible; includes 天主教 tiān​zhǔ​jiào, 东正教 dōng​zhèng​jiào, and 新教 xīn​jiào

science; scientific knowledge; a system of knowledge about the laws of nature, society, and thought

group; school of thought; clique; political faction