Religious assimilation
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In religion, assimilation refers to the passive or active inclusion of persons as members within a particular faith or belief system.
Assimilation includes the normal religious indoctrination of children by their parents, as well as the religious conversion of individuals from one faith to another. It is an important, if not the most important, form of cultural assimilation, around with other traditions, social customs, and even terms of language are centered.