讓一群認同特定信仰的人同居或比鄰而居的設施，包括曾經立誓出家，並屬於該教團組織的人，也包括組織不嚴密的群體。至於某宗教信仰的職員或高層職員，則稱之「神職人員(clergy)」。正式而有組織的團體，則之稱為「宗教組織(religious orders)」。

宗教社區(複合建築)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,,)
tsung chiao she ch'ü(P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
zōng jiào shè qū(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
zong jiao she qu(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
religious communities(built complexes)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
religious community(built complex)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
communities, religious(built complexes)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
religieuze gemeenschapscomplexen(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
religieus gemeenschapscomplex(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
comunidades religiosas(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,PN)
comunidad religiosa(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........建築環境 (層級名)
............複合建築與區域
................綜合設施
....................<依功能區分之複合建築>
........................<宗教複合建築>
............................宗教社區 (複合建築)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........建築環境 (層級名)
............單一建築作品 (層級名)
................<單一建築作品 (建築環境)>
....................<依特定種類區分之單一建築作品>
........................<依功能區分之單一建築作品>
............................<居住結構物>
................................住所
....................................集合住宅
........................................宗教社區 (複合建築)

distinguished from....	神職人員
user(s)/inhabitant(s) are....	教徒
distinguished from....	宗教教團

英文....

Facilities for groups of people living together or near each other, and subscribing to the tenets of a particular religion, including those who have taken vows and belong to the structure of a particular order, as well as more loosely organized groups of people. For the religious officials or functionaries of a religion, use "clergy." For the formal, organized groups themselves, use "religious orders."

宗教社區(複合建築)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AAT-Taiwan 借詞編輯與使用原則 (2013)
religious communities(built complexes)............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Avery Index (1963-)
.................	AATA database (1995-) 128150 checked 26 January 2012
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 24 June 2009
religious community(built complex)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
communities, religious(built complexes)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
religieuze gemeenschapscomplexen............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
religieus gemeenschapscomplex............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
comunidades religiosas............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Comité, Plural del término en singular
comunidad religiosa............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) I:705
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AATA database (1995-) 128150 checked 26 January 2012
.................	Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)

Getty AAT: 300000632 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300000632
聯合目錄： 宗教社區 、tsung chiao she ch'ü 、zōng jiào shè qū 、zong jiao she qu 、religious communities 、religious community 、communities, religious 、religieuze gemeenschapscomplexen 、religieus gemeenschapscomplex 、comunidades religiosas 、comunidad religiosa