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   religious

   /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or believing in a religion: "both men were deeply religious and moralistic" Similar devoutpiousreverentbelievinggodlyGod-fearingdutifulsaintlyholyprayerfulchurchgoingpractisingfaithfuldevotedcommittedOpposite atheisticirreverent
   • ▪ (of a belief or practice) forming part of someone's faith in a divine being: "she has strong religious convictions" Similar spiritualtheologicalscripturaldoctrinalchurchchurchlyecclesiasticalholydivinecelestialheavenlysacreddevotionalsanctifiedconsecrateddedicatedhallowedschismaticsectarianOpposite secularcivil
   • ▪ belonging or relating to a monastic order or other group of people who are united by their practice of religion: "religious houses were built on ancient pagan sites"
   • ▪ treated or regarded with a devotion and scrupulousness appropriate to worship: "I have a religious aversion to reading manuals" Similar scrupulousconscientiousmeticuloussedulouspunctiliouszealousstrictrigidrigorousexactcloseunfailingunswervingundeviatingfussypedanticfastidiousnitpickingfinickyfinicalOpposite slapdash

   noun

   • 1. a person bound by monastic vows.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin religiosus, from religio ‘reverence, obligation’ (see religion).

   Derivatives

   • 1. religiousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • Religious: Italian Translation

     religious translate: religioso, religioso, religioso,...

   • Religious: Portuguese Translation

     RELIGIOUS translate: religioso, religioso, religioso/-osa,...

   • Znaczenie Religious, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     religious definicja: 1. relating to religion: 2. having a...

   • Religious in Polish

     religious translate: religijny, religijny, religijny,...

   • Religious in Russian

     RELIGIOUS translate: религиозный , верующий . Learn more in...

   • Religious in Japanese

     RELIGIOUS translate: 宗教の, 宗教的な, 信心深い, 敬けんな, 宗教的（しゅうきょうてき）な,...

   • Religious in French

     RELIGIOUS translate: religieux/-euse, religieux/-euse,...

   • Religious in Catalan

     religious translate: religiós, religiós. Learn more in the...

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   The very attempt to define religion, to find some distinctive or possibly unique essence or set of qualities that distinguish the religious from the remainder of human life, is primarily a Western concern.

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   Sep 10, 2024 · Religion is human beings' relation to that which they regard as holy, sacred, absolute, spiritual, divine, or worthy of reverence. Britannica covers various aspects of religion, such as its forms, traditions, perspectives, practices, and phenomena.

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   Religious means of, relating to, or concerned with religion, or having a spirit of reverence toward God. It can also refer to a member of a monastic or religious order, or a devout person. See the origin, synonyms, and usage examples of religious.

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