▁to ▁Cic ero , ▁connect s ▁ ▁read , ▁i . e . ▁re ▁( ag ain ) ▁with ▁le go ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁choose , ▁go ▁over ▁again ▁or ▁consider ▁carefully . ▁The ▁definition ▁of ▁relig io ▁by ▁Cic ero ▁is ▁cult um ▁de orum , ▁" the ▁proper ▁performance ▁of ▁r ites ▁in ▁v ener ation ▁of ▁the ▁gods ." ▁Julius ▁Ca esar ▁used ▁relig io ▁to ▁mean ▁" ob lig ation ▁of ▁an ▁o ath " ▁when ▁discuss ing ▁captured ▁soldiers ▁making ▁an ▁o ath ▁to ▁their ▁capt ors . ▁The ▁Roman ▁natural ist ▁Pl iny ▁the ▁E lder ▁used ▁the ▁term ▁relig io ▁on ▁ele ph ants ▁in ▁that ▁they ▁v ener ate ▁the ▁sun ▁and ▁the ▁moon . ▁Modern ▁sch ol ars ▁such ▁as ▁Tom ▁Har pur ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Campbell ▁favor ▁the ▁deriv ation ▁from ▁ ▁bind , ▁connect , ▁probably ▁from ▁a ▁prefix ed ▁, ▁i . e . ▁re ▁( ag ain ) ▁+ ▁lig are ▁or ▁to ▁re connect , ▁which ▁was ▁made ▁prominent ▁by ▁St . ▁August ine , ▁following ▁the ▁interpretation ▁given ▁by ▁L act ant ius ▁in ▁Div inae ▁institution es , ▁IV , ▁ 2 8 . ▁The ▁medieval ▁usage ▁altern ates ▁with ▁order ▁in ▁design ating ▁bond ed ▁communities ▁like ▁those ▁of ▁mon astic ▁orders : ▁" we ▁hear ▁of ▁the ▁' rel ig ion ' ▁of ▁the ▁Golden ▁Fle e ce , ▁of ▁a ▁kn ight ▁' of ▁the ▁religion ▁of ▁Av ys ' ". ▁ ▁In ▁classic