religious
Etymology
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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/
religious
- Concerning religion.
- It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.
- Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.
- I was much more religious as a teenager than I am now.
- Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.
- I'm a religious fan of college basketball.
- Belonging or pertaining to a religious order or religious congregation.
- religious priest, religious sister, religious brother
- (antonym(s) of “concerning religion”): irreligious, profane, secular, atheistic
- (antonym(s) of “committed to religion”): areligious, irreligious
- (antonym(s) of “highly dedicated”): casual
- (antonym(s) of “pertaining to a religious order”): secular, diocesan (of priests)
- French: religieux
- German: religiös, gläubig
- Italian: religioso
- Portuguese: religioso
- Russian: религио́зный
- Spanish: religioso
- French: religieux
- German: religiös, gläubig
- Italian: religioso
- Portuguese: religioso
- Russian: религио́зный
- Spanish: religioso
- French: religieux
religious
- 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.
- French: religieux, religieuse
- German: Ordensmitglied, Ordensleute
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