To a problem of legal understanding of the category «Religion»

Purpose: Article is sent for consideration of some aspects of legal understanding of the category «religion». Methodology: Author applies a formal-legal and comparative-legal method. Results: The author offers the following definition of religion: it is the form of understanding of the world caused by belief in real existence of God (gods, the absolute) which causes the special behavior corresponding to religion including the arch of the moral standards, ceremonies, cult actions inherent in adherents of concrete religion, and association of the persons belonging to it in religious associations for the purpose of satisfaction of the religious requirements. Novelty/originality/value: The value of work consists in consideration of an actual problem and a formulation important for the theory and practice of scientific conclusions.