religious
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[edit] Etymology
From Anglo-Norman relegius, religius et al., Old French religious, religieux, and their source, Latin religiōsus (“religious, superstitious, conscientious”), from religiō (“religion”).
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[edit] Adjective
religious (comparative more religious, superlative most religious)
- Concerning religion.
- It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.
- Committed to the practice of religion.
- I was much more religious as a teenager than I am now.
- Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.
- I'm a religious fan of college basketball.
[edit] Related terms
- irreligious
- religion
- religious education
- religious leader
- religious order
- religious studies
- religiously
- religiousness
- sacrilegious
[edit] Translations
concerning religion
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committed to the practice of religion
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highly dedicated
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[edit] Noun
religious (plural religious)
- A member of a religious order.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 354:
- Towards the end of the seventh century the monks of Fleury [...] clandestinely excavated the body of Benedict himself, plus the corpse of his even more shadowy sister and fellow religious, Scholastica.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 354:
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Most common English words before 1923: father's · killed · marriage · #873: religious · allow · spent · soldiers
[edit] External links
- religious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- religious in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
