religious

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(adj.)

VERBS

be | become

ADV

deeply, devoutly, highly, very

My grandmother was deeply religious and attended church every single day of her life.

strictly

My grandmother strictly religious, so she prayed every morning before breakfast.

quite

essentially, fundamentally

My grandmother was fundamentally religious and attended church every single day.

specifically

The school's curriculum focuses specifically on religious traditions from around the world.

Definitions

adj

1

Concerning religion.

It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.

2

Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.

I was much less religious as a teenager than I am now.

3

Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.

I'm a religious fan of college basketball.

4

Belonging or pertaining to a religious order.

Near-synonym: monastic

religious clergy

noun

1

A member of a religious order, congregation, or certain other forms of consecrated life, i.e. a monk, nun, sister, brother, friar, or other religious priest.

Towards the end of the seventh century the monks of Fleury [...] clandestinely excavated the body of Benedict himself, plus the corpse of his even more shadowy sister and fellow religious, Scholastica.

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Synonyms

adjective — concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

spiritual

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

I'm not religious

Indicates that the speaker is a not a follower of any religious doctrines.

are you religious

A request for information about the listener's (or listeners') religious beliefs.

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It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.

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The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shal

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Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first d

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Towards the end of the seventh century the monks of Fleury [...] clandestinely excavated the body of Benedict himself, plus the corpse of his even more shadowy sister and fellow religious, Scholastica

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I consider the Jehovah's witnesses who knock on my door all the time to be no different from religious zealots trying to force their beliefs on me.

Tatoeba · #1935

06

The recent scandals involving altar boys and religious leaders have undermined the faith people have in the Church.

Tatoeba · #1943

Collocations

(adj.)

Definitions

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Synonyms

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

I'm not religious

are you religious

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