religious

adj.

1. Having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity.
2. Of, concerned with, or teaching religion: a religious text.
3. Extremely scrupulous or conscientious: religious devotion to duty.

n., pl. religious.

A member of a monastic order, especially a nun or monk.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin religiōsus, from religiō, religion. See religion.]

religiously re·li'gious·ly adv.
religiousness re·li'gious·ness n.

SYNONYMS  religious, devout, pious. These adjectives mean having or showing a belief in and veneration for God or a divine power, especially as it is reflected in the practice of religion. Religious implies adherence to religion in both belief and practice: The cathedral at Chartres is an expression of the religious fervor of the Middle Ages. Devout connotes ardent faith and sincere devotion: Devout Muslims observe Ramadan punctiliously. Pious stresses dutiful, reverential discharge of religious duties: a pious woman who attends Mass every morning.

adjective

1. Deeply concerned with God and the beliefs and practice of religion: devotional, devout, godly, holy, pietistic, pietistical, pious, prayerful, saintly. See religion.
2. In the service or worship of God or a god: divine, holy, sacred. See religion.
3. Of or relating to a church or to an established religion: church, churchly, ecclesiastical, spiritual. See religion.

adj

Definition: concerning belief in God
Antonyms: agnostic, atheistic, irreligious, irreverent, ungodly

adj

Definition: conscientious, scrupulous
Antonyms: careless, erring, indolent, lazy, slapdash, undetailed

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IN BRIEF: Very devoted or faithful to a set of beliefs or to duties.

The student completed her assignments with religious devotion.

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Common misspelling(s) of religious

• religeous
• religous

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - religiøs, troende, omhyggelig
n. - munk, nonne

Nederlands (Dutch)
godsdienstig, nauwgezet, tot een kloosterorde behorend, kloosterling

Français (French)
adj. - religieux, de religion, croyant, (fig) religieux
n. - religieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fromm, religiös
n. - Religiöse, Ordensmitglied

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θρησκευτικός, ευσεβής, θρήσκος, (μτφ.) σχολαστικός
n. - (οι) μοναχοί, μοναχές

Italiano (Italian)
religioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - religioso, escrupuloso
n. - religioso (m), membro de ordem religiosa

Русский (Russian)
верующий, религиозный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - religioso, exacto, escrupuloso
n. - religioso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - religiös, from, kloster-, samvetsgrann
n. - klosterbroder/syster

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
宗教性的, 宗教上的, 虔诚的, 修道士, 和尚, 修女, 尼姑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 宗教性的, 宗教上的, 虔誠的
n. - 修道士, 和尚, 修女, 尼姑

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 종교의, 종교적인
n. - 수도사, 수녀

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 宗教の, 宗教的な, 信仰の, 敬虔な, 宗教家たち, 良心的な, 厳正な, 修道会に属する, 戒律に服する, 宗教上の
n. - 修道者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متدين (الاسم) راهب أو راهبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דתי, אדוק, קפדן, מחמיר‬
n. - ‮נזיר, נזירים‬

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