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re·li·gious

(rĭ-lĭj′əs)

adj.

1. Having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity.

2. Of, concerned with, or teaching religion: a religious text.

3. Extremely scrupulous or conscientious: religious devotion to duty.

n. pl. religious

A member of a monastic order, especially a nun or monk.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin religiōsus, from religiō, religion; see religion.]

re·li′gious·ly adv.

re·li′gious·ness n.

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religious

(rɪˈlɪdʒəs)

adj

1. of, relating to, or concerned with religion

a. pious; devout; godly

b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the religious.

3. appropriate to or in accordance with the principles of a religion

4. scrupulous, exact, or conscientious

5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity of or relating to a way of life dedicated to religion by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and defined by a monastic rule

(Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a member of an order or congregation living by such a rule; a monk, friar, or nun

reˈligiously adv

reˈligiousness n

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re•li•gious

(rɪˈlɪdʒ əs)

adj., n., pl. -gious. adj.

1. of or pertaining to religion: a religious holiday.

2. imbued with religion; pious; devout.

3. scrupulously faithful; conscientious: with religious care.

4. pertaining to or connected with a monastic or religious order.

5. appropriate to religion or to sacred rites or observances.

6. a member of a religious order; a monk, friar, or nun.

re•li′gious•ly, adv.

re•li′gious•ness, n.

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Noun	1.	religious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity friar, mendicant - a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms monastic, monk - a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work Benedictine - a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict Jesuit - a member of the Jesuit order nun - a woman religious eremite - a Christian recluse cenobite, coenobite - a member of a religious order living in common superior - the head of a religious community votary - one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; "monasteries of votaries"
Adj.	1.	religious - concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; "religious texts"; "a member of a religious order"; "lords temporal and spiritual"; "spiritual leaders"; "spiritual songs" spiritual sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
	2.	religious - having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity; "a religious man"; "religious attitude" pious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings" irreligious - hostile or indifferent to religion
	3.	religious - of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows; "the religious or regular clergy conducts the service" secular - of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows; "the secular clergy"
	4.	religious - extremely scrupulous and conscientious; "religious in observing the rules of health" scrupulous - having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled; "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance"

religious

adjective

1. spiritual, holy, sacred, divine, theological, righteous, sectarian, sanctified, doctrinal, devotional, scriptural different religious beliefs

2. devout, believing, godly, committed, holy, practising, faithful, pious, God-fearing, reverent, pure, churchgoing They are both very religious.
devout rational, secular, infidel, godless, irreligious, unbelieving

3. conscientious, exact, faithful, rigid, rigorous, meticulous, scrupulous, fastidious, unerring, unswerving, punctilious The clientele turned up, with religious regularity, every night.

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religious

adjective

1. Deeply concerned with God and the beliefs and practice of religion:

devotional, devout, godly, holy, pietistic, pietistical, pious, prayerful, saintly.

2. In the service or worship of God or a god:

divine, holy, sacred.

3. Of or relating to a church or to an established religion:

church, churchly, ecclesiastical, spiritual.

Translations

تَقي، وَرِع، مُتَدَيِّندينيدِينيّ

náboženskýpobožný

religiøstroende

religiös fromm

θρησκευτικός

religioso religiosa

uskonnollinenuskovafanaattinenuskollinen

religieux pieux

religijskireligiozanvjerski

vallásivallásosmegrögzött

trúaîurtrúar-, trúarlegur

religioso

宗教の

신앙심 깊은

religieus godsdienstig

religiøs religions-

religijny

religioso

религиозный культовый

náboženský

verenverski

religiös

เกี่ยวกับศาสนา

dindar dini dinîdinselsofu

thuộc tôn giáo

信奉宗教的宗教的虔诚的

religious

[rɪˈlɪdʒəs]

A. ADJ

1. [beliefs, leader, service, life] → religioso; [practice] → de la religión, religioso; [war] → de religión, religioso
for religious reasons → por razones religiosas
she's deeply religious → es profundamente religiosa
religious freedom → libertad f de culto

2. (fig) (= meticulous) religious attention to detail → una atención minuciosa para los detalles

B. N the religious → las personas religiosas, los religiosos

C. CPD religious education, religious instruction N → enseñanza f religiosa

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religious

[rɪˈlɪdʒəs] adj

(= relating to religion) [belief] → religieux/euse; [group] → religieux/euse; [book] → religieux/euse
my religious beliefs → mes croyances religieuses

(= having religious beliefs) [person] → croyant(e)
I'm not religious → Je ne suis pas croyant.religious education n → éducation f religieuse

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religious

adj

→ religiös; order → geistlich; religious freedom/war → Glaubens- or Religionsfreiheit f → /-krieg m; religious education or instruction (Sch) → Religionsunterricht m; religious holiday → kirchlicher Feiertag; religious leader → Religionsführer(in) m(f); religious zeal → Glaubenseifer m

(= having religious beliefs) person → gläubig; (= pious) → fromm; she is a religious maniac or lunatic → sie ist eine religiöse Fanatikerin

(fig: = conscientious) → gewissenhaft; silence → ehrfürchtig

n → Ordensmann m, → Ordensfrau f; the Religious pl → die Ordensleute pl

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religious

[rɪˈlɪdʒəs] adj (gen) → religioso/a; (conscientious) → scrupoloso/a

religion

(rəˈlidʒən) noun

1. a belief in, or the worship of, a god or gods.

2. a particular system of belief or worship. Christianity and Islam are two different religions.

reˈligious adjective

1. of religion. religious education; a religious leader/instructor.

2. following the rules, forms of worship etc of a religion. a religious man.

reˈligiously adverb

reˈligiousness noun

religious

→ دِينيّ náboženský religiøs religiös θρησκευτικός religioso uskonnollinen religieux religiozan religioso 宗教の 신앙심 깊은 religieus religiøs religijny religioso религиозный religiös เกี่ยวกับศาสนา dini thuộc tôn giáo 信奉宗教的

religious

a. religioso-a.

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