Definitions for religious
rɪˈlɪdʒ əsre·li·gious

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. religious(adj)

   a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience

2. religious, spiritual(adj)

   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"

3. religious(adj)

   having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity

   "a religious man"; "religious attitude"

4. religious(adj)

   of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows

   "the religious or regular clergy conducts the service"

5. religious(adj)

   extremely scrupulous and conscientious

   "religious in observing the rules of health"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. religious(Noun)

   A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.

   Etymology: From relegius, religius et al., religious, religieux, and their source, religiosus, from religio.

2. religious(Adjective)

   Concerning religion.

   It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.

   Etymology: From relegius, religius et al., religious, religieux, and their source, religiosus, from religio.

3. religious(Adjective)

   Committed to the practice of religion.

   I was much more religious as a teenager than I am now.

   Etymology: From relegius, religius et al., religious, religieux, and their source, religiosus, from religio.

4. religious(Adjective)

   Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.

   I'm a religious fan of college basketball.

   Etymology: From relegius, religius et al., religious, religieux, and their source, religiosus, from religio.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Religious(adj)

   of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious society; a religious sect; a religious place; religious subjects, books, teachers, houses, wars

2. Religious(adj)

   possessing, or conforming to, religion; pious; godly; as, a religious man, life, behavior, etc

3. Religious(adj)

   scrupulously faithful or exact; strict

4. Religious(adj)

   belonging to a religious order; bound by vows

5. Religious(noun)

   a person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from secular concern, and devoted to a life of piety and religion; a monk or friar; a nun

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Religious

   In the lexicon of certain branches of Christianity, especially the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox branches, religious as a noun usually refers to a member of a religious institute of monks, nuns, friars, clerics regular, or to another individual who takes the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in a religious institute.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Religious

   rē-lij′us, adj. pertaining to religion: concerned with or set apart to religion, as a religious society, religious books: pious: godly: (R.C.) bound to a monastic life: strict.—n. one bound by monastic vows.—ns. Religieuse (rė-lē-zhi-ėz′), a nun; Religieux (rė-lē-zhi-ė′), a monk.—adv. Relig′iously.—n. Relig′iousness, the state of being religious.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'religious' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1570

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'religious' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2685

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'religious' in Adjectives Frequency: #191

How to pronounce religious?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of religious in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of religious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of religious in a Sentence

1. Hassan Hassan:

   They became a strong organization because of the political failure, my fear is that there’s so much focus on the military component, rather than on the political, and social and religious dimensions.

2. Anthony Kennedy:

   The First Amendment ensures that religions, those who adhere to religious doctrines and others have protection as they seek to teach the principles that are so fulfilling and so central to their lives and faiths.

3. Ilknur Birol:

   We are against the governance of education by religious rules.

4. Liberty Institute President Kelly Shackelford:

   We hope this sends a strong signal to military commanders — violating religious liberty will not be tolerated.

5. Katie Lang:

   I am grateful that the First Amendment continues to protect the sincerely held religious beliefs of public servants like me. That has not changed since last Friday.

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