religious
Etymology

From Middle English religiouse, religious, religius, religeous, from Anglo-Norman religieus, religius, from Old French religious, religieux, and their source, Latin religiōsus, from religiō.

Pronunciation
  • (British, America) IPA: /ɹɪ.ˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/
Adjective

religious

  1. Concerning religion.
    It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.
  2. Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.
    I was much more 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 or religious congregation.
    religious priest, religious sister, religious brother
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religious

  1. A member of a religious order or congregation, i.e. a monk, nun, sister, brother, friar, or religious priest.
    • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 354:
      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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