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• s  resembling something that is religious

• The chilling call appears to be the latest attempt to take the moral high ground by a quasi-religious drug cartel that has become one of the most dangerous threats to Mexican .
• BOBBY GHOSH: Al-Sadr and Hakim are hugely popular Iraqi politicians (and quasi-religious figures) and arresting them would hardly be good for the stability of this country.
• Not to be confused with Falun Gong, a quasi-religious and political movement that uses similar exercises, Tai Chi combines intense mental focus with deliberate, graceful movements .

News & Articles

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• Why Junk Food Can't End Obesity: The 'Milkshake Study' Vs. 'The Atlantic'
  Food is a real flashpoint. Questions of what, how, and how much to eat inspire quasi-religious beliefs, and quasi-religious wars. And I participate. I even got into a twitter-brawl this week with David H. Freedman about my response to his offensive, misguided article in The Atlantic “How Junk Food Can End Obesity.”
  June 30, 2013 - Forbes

Quotes

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• Richard John Neuhaus in Asia Times Online
  Richard John Neuhaus, a longtime Abrams colleague since the 1970s and fellow neo-conservative, told The New Yorker: "What runs through Elliott's thinking is a deep, almost quasi-religious devotion to democracy. He thinks real democratic change can...
• Boris Johnson in Telegraph.co.uk
  Mr Johnson said cycling around the "beautiful streets" of London gave him such intense joys "that in a quasi-religious way I want to spread them".