religious
pronunciation
How to pronounce religious in British English:
UK [rɪˈlɪdʒəs]
How to pronounce religious in American English:
US [rɪˈlɪdʒəs]
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- Noun:
- a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
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- Adjective:
- concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
- having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
- extremely scrupulous and conscientious
Word Origin
- religious (adj.)
- c. 1200, "devout, pious, imbued with or expressive of religious devotion," from Anglo-French religius, Old French religious (12c., Modern French religieux) and directly from Latin religiosus, from religio (see religion). Meaning "pertaining to religion" is from 1530s. Transferred sense of "scrupulous, exact" is recorded from 1590s. Related: Religiousness.
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Example
- 1. Are religious societies better than secular ones ?
- 2. It cuts across ethnic , tribal and religious lines .
- 3. Her father was a doctor and her family was very religious .
- 4. Anti-regime protests do not spring from religious differences .
- 5. If mom and dad are both devoutly religious , then their 8-year-old daughter is likely to appear devout .