Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)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.

2. religious(Adjective)

   Concerning religion.

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

3. religious(Adjective)

   Committed to the practice of religion.

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

4. 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(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

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

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Haji Agha Lalai:

   He is a simple religious cleric.

2. President Obama:

   We don’t have religious tests here.

3. Daniel Mark:

   Religious nationalism is on the rise.

4. Pope Francis:

   Religious and human. This is not human.

5. David Curry:

   We believe in religious freedom for all.

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