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This sentence comes from my JLPT practise book:

> 宗教{しゅうきょう}とは **何{なん}か** 、迷信{めいしん}とは **何{なん}か**
> を正確{せいかく}に定義{ていぎ}するのは困難{こんなん}だ。

I think it's basically saying:

> Things like religions and supersitions are hard to define accurately.

However, I get a sense that there is a comparison being made. Is the sentence
simply saying that religions and superstitions are _both_ hard to define, or
that it is hard to define religions and superstitions as different _from each
other_?
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Is this sentence making a comparison?
The sentence just says, 宗教とは[何]{なに}か (what a religion is) and 迷信とは[何]{なに}か
(what a superstition is) are difficult to define precisely. It does not say
anything about their relationship. (It does not say “things like,” either.)

_Edit_ : I added readings to 何 in this answer. See also ento’s comment on the
question, which actually pinned downs the source of your confusion.
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