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   re·li·gious

   /rəˈlijəs/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or believing in a religion: "both men were deeply religious, intelligent, and moralistic" Similar devoutpiousreverentbelievinggodlyGod-fearingdutifulsaintlyholyprayerfulchurchgoingpracticingfaithfuldevotedcommittedOpposite atheisticirreverent
   • ▪ (of a belief or practice) forming part of someone's thought about or worship of a divine being: "he 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

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