religious
adj.
of or pertaining to religion; pious, devout, observant of religious laws and practices
n.
devout people, pious people, people who are observant of religious laws and practices
Religion
Religious
religious
Noun
1. a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
(hypernym) religionist, religious person
(hyponym) friar, mendicant
Adjective
1. concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; "religious texts"; "a nenber if a religious order"; "lords temporal and spiritual"; "spiritual leaders"; "spiritual songs"
(synonym) spiritual
(similar) sacred
2. having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity; "a religious man"; "religious attitude"
(antonym) irreligious
(similar) churchgoing
(see-also) pious
3. extremely scrupulous and conscientious; "religious in observing the rules of health"
(similar) scrupulous
Religious
(n.)
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.
(a.)
Scrupulously faithful or exact; strict.
(a.)
Possessing, or conforming to, religion; pious; godly; as, a religious man, life, behavior, etc.
(a.)
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.
(a.)
Belonging to a religious order; bound by vows.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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