religious
11religious — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French religius, from Latin religiosus, from religio Date: 13th century 1. relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity < a religious person > <… …
12religious — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ deeply …
13religious — re|lig|ious [ rə lıdʒəs ] adjective *** 1. ) usually before noun relating to religion or the beliefs and practices of a particular religion: religious beliefs religious reform Human rights abuses included discrimination against religious and… …
14religious — [[t]rɪlɪ̱ʤəs[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use religious to describe things that are connected with religion or with one particular religion. Religious groups are now able to meet quite openly. ...different religious beliefs. Derived words:… …
15religious */*/*/ — UK [rəˈlɪdʒəs] / US adjective 1) [usually before noun] relating to religion, or to the beliefs and practices of a particular religion religious beliefs religious reform Human rights abuses included discrimination against religious and ethnic… …
16religious — /rəˈlɪdʒəs / (say ruh lijuhs) adjective 1. of, relating to, or concerned with religion. 2. imbued with or exhibiting religion; pious; devout; godly. 3. scrupulously faithful; conscientious: religious care. 4. belonging to a religious order, as… …
17religious — re|li|gious W2S2 [rıˈlıdʒəs] adj 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… …
18religious — re•li•gious [[t]rɪˈlɪdʒ əs[/t]] adj. n. pl. gious 1) of or pertaining to religion: a religious holiday[/ex] 2) imbued with religion; pious; devout 3) scrupulously faithful; conscientious: with religious care[/ex] 4) rel pertaining to or connected …
19religious — adjective 1 connected with religion in general or with a particular religion: I don t go along with her religious beliefs. | a religious ceremony 2 believing strongly in your religion and obeying its rules carefully: a deeply religious person …
20religious — adjective 1) a religious person Syn: devout, pious, reverent, godly, God fearing, churchgoing, faithful, devoted, committed Ant: atheistic, irreverent 2) religious beliefs …
