Religious Definition & Meaning

religious
adjective
  1. 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"
  2. having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity; "a religious man"; "religious attitude"
  3. of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows; "the religious or regular clergy conducts the service"
  4. extremely scrupulous and conscientious; "religious in observing the rules of health"
noun
  1. a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience

Synonyms for religious

churchgoing adj

actively practicing a religion

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churchlike
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churchly adj

resembling or suggesting or appropriate to a church; "churchlike silence"; "the pure fragrance of churchly incense"

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devout adj

deeply religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken earnest; "one's dearest wish

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interfaith adj

involving persons of different religious faiths; "an interfaith marriage"; "interfaith good will"

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pious adj

having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"

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sacred adj

concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites

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scrupulous adj

having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled

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spiritual adj

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; "religious texts"; "a member of a religious order

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"Religious" in song lyrics

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  • "Descendent, Psycho Realm are the quintessential sac religious"
    2Mex f/ Sick Jacken (Psycho Realm), Xololanxinco — Doctors, Drums and Danger
  • "His game was so good it sounded religious"
    Akbar — Bigga Dey Come
  • "But rap keep daddy on the road religious"
    Brother Ali — Rain Water

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Frequently asked questions

What does religious mean?
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" having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity; "a religious man"; "religious attitude" of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows; "the religious or regular clergy conducts the service" extremely scrupulous and conscientious
What part of speech is religious?
Religious is an adjective and a noun.
How many definitions does religious have?
Religious has 5 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).

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