religious
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- devout, devotional, faithful, godly, holy, pious, sacred, spiritual
- conscientious, faithful, meticulous, punctilious, rigid, scrupulous

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Antonyms: irreligious
Contrasted words: godless, ungodly
Related Words: faithful, staunch, steadfast, true, ethical, moral, noble, righteous, virtuous, honest, honorable, just, upright

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English Thesaurus: religious, devout, orthodox, spiritual, holy, ...

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re‧li‧gious S2 W2 /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: religion, religiosity; adverb: religiously; adjective: religious ≠ irreligious]

1. relating to religion in general or to a particular religion:
I don’t share her religious beliefs.
a religious school
the dates of major religious observances such as Easter or Christmas

2. believing strongly in your religion and obeying its rules carefully:
a deeply religious person
—religiosity /rɪˌlɪdʒiˈɒsəti, rɪˌlɪdʒiˈɒsɪti $ -ˈɑːs-/ noun [uncountable]

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religious
adj.
VERBS be | become
ADV. deeply, devoutly, highly, very a deeply religious person
strictly He distanced himself from the strictly religious aspects of the music.
quite | essentially, fundamentally Yoga is essentially religious and not just physical.
specifically the specifically religious content of the programme

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religious believing strongly in a religion and obeying its rules:
My father was a very religious man.
Are you religious?
devout having a very strong belief in a religion:
a devout Catholic
orthodox believing in the traditional beliefs, laws, and practices of a religion:
orthodox Jews

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religious relating to religion:
the country's religious leaders
the importance of religious freedom
spiritual relating to matters of the human spirit, rather than the physical world:
The Dalai Lamai is the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet.
We tend to ignore people's spriritual needs, and focus too much on material things.
spiritual values
holy [usually before noun] connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way – used especially in the following phrases:
the Holy Bible
the holy city of Mecca
a Hindu holy man
They believe they are fighting a holy war.
The priest puts some holy water on the child's head.
sacred connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way – used especially in the following phrases:
This place is sacred to both Jews and Muslims.
In India, cows are considered sacred.
the Hindu sacred texts
sacred music
a sacred ritual
theological relating to the study of religion or to religious beliefs:
a theological debate
theological training
secular not relating to religion or controlled by a religious authority:
secular education
secular matters
In the UK we live in a much more secular society.
devout having a very strong belief in a religion:
a devout Catholic
orthodox believing in the traditional beliefs, laws, and practices of a religion:
orthodox Jews
atheist noun, adjective someone who does not believe that God exists:
She says she is an atheist.
atheist propaganda
agnostic noun, adjective someone who believes that people cannot know whether God exists or not:
I think I'd describe myself as an agnostic.
a group of prominent agnostic scientists

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