religious
Plural: religious, religiouses
Noun
- a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
- 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.
Adjective Satellite
- concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
- "religious texts"
- "a member of a religious order"
- extremely scrupulous and conscientious
- "religious in observing the rules of health"
Adjective
- having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
- "a religious man"
- "religious attitude"
- of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows
- "the religious or regular clergy conducts the service"
Adj
- Concerning religion.
- Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.
- Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.
- Belonging or pertaining to a religious order or religious congregation.
Examples
- I was much more religious as a teenager than I am now.
- I'm a religious fan of college basketball.
- It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.
- religious priest, religious sister, religious brother
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English religiouse, religious, religius, religeous, from Anglo-Norman religieus, religius, from Old French religious, religieux, and their source, Latin religiōsus (“religious, superstitious, conscientious”), from religiō. Doublet of religieux.
Synonyms
Antonyms
irreligious, secular, antonym(s) of, areligious, atheistic, diocesan, profane
Scrabble Score: 10
religious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordreligious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
religious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary