Noun
religious studies (uncountable)
The academic study of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions.
I first became interested in women and religion when I was one of the few women doing graduate work in Religious Studies at Yale University in the late 1960's. Carol P. Christ
Sutcliffe 2003a, pp. 214 215 Partridge 2004, p. 48 Religious studies scholars however have repeatedly referred to the movement as a "religion". Source: Internet
Religious studies was introduced as an optional Junior Certificate subject in 2001. Source: Internet