Sub`re*li"gion (?), n. A secondary religion; a belief or principle held
in a quasi religious veneration.
Loyalty is in the English a subreligion.
Emerson.
Sub*rep"tion (?), n. [L. subreptio, fr. subripere, subreptum, to snatch
or take away secretly: cf. F. subreption. See Surreptitious.] The act
of obtaining a favor by surprise, or by unfair representation through
suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts. Bp. Hall.
Sub`rep*ti"tious (?), a. [L. subreptitius. See Surreptitious.]
Surreptitious. [Obs.] -- Sub`rep*ti"tious*ly (#), adv. [Obs.]
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