What does religious mean?
Definitions for religious
rɪˈlɪdʒ əsre·li·gious
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word religious.
Princeton's WordNet
religious(adj)
a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
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"
religious(adj)
having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
"a religious man"; "religious attitude"
religious(adj)
of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows
"the religious or regular clergy conducts the service"
religious(adj)
extremely scrupulous and conscientious
"religious in observing the rules of health"
Wiktionary
religious(Noun)
A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.
religious(Adjective)
Concerning religion.
It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.
religious(Adjective)
Committed to the practice of religion.
I was much more religious as a teenager than I am now.
religious(Adjective)
Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.
I'm a religious fan of college basketball.
Origin: From relegius, religius et al., religious, religieux, and their source, religiosus, from religio.
Webster Dictionary
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
Religious(adj)
possessing, or conforming to, religion; pious; godly; as, a religious man, life, behavior, etc
Religious(adj)
scrupulously faithful or exact; strict
Religious(adj)
belonging to a religious order; bound by vows
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
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
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'religious' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1570
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'religious' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2685
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'religious' in Adjectives Frequency: #191
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of religious in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of religious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of religious in a Sentence
He is a simple religious cleric.
We don’t have religious tests here.
Religious nationalism is on the rise.
Religious and human. This is not human.
We believe in religious freedom for all.
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- دينية, ديني, مؤمن, مؤمنةArabic
- ধার্মিকBengali
- religiósCatalan, Valencian
- náboženský, religiózníCzech
- religiøsDanish
- religiös, gläubigGerman
- religiaEsperanto
- religiosoSpanish
- دینی, دیندار, مذهبیPersian
- uskonnollinen, fanaattinen, uskova, uskollinenFinnish
- religieuxFrench
- cràbhachScottish Gaelic
- relixiosoGalician
- ધાર્મિકGujarati
- דָּתִי, דָּתִיתHebrew
- धार्मिकHindi
- vallási, megrögzött, vallásosHungarian
- agamis, keagamaanIndonesian
- דָתִיHebrew
- 宗教的, 信仰的Japanese
- دینیKurdish
- religionisLatin
- reliéisLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- reliģisks, reliģiozsLatvian
- keagamaanMalay
- religieus, godsdienstigDutch
- religijnyPolish
- religiosoPortuguese
- верующий, религиозныйRussian
- rèlīgījskī, vjèrskīSerbo-Croatian
- religiösSwedish
- dinî, inançlı, dinsel, dindarTurkish
- 宗教, sùng đạo, tôn giáo, mộ đạoVietnamese
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