---

• n  fixedness by or as if by roots
  strengthened by rootage in the firm soil of faith
• n  a developed system of roots
• n  the place where something begins, where it springs into being

• But if religion is to have its full value as a 'last resort' in times of peril or affliction, it must have deep rootage, broad leafage and ample fruitage in the normal .

• root system
• beginning
• origin
• root
• source