religious
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[edit] English
Most common English words: father's « killed « marriage « #873: religious » allow » spent » soldiers
[edit] Etymology
Various theories exist:
- From the Latin religio, "respect for what is sacred".
- Latin re- and legere -- "to read again".
- Latin religare, "to bind".
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
religious (comparative more religious, superlative most religious)
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- 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.
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[edit] Translations
concerning religion
committed to the practice of religion
highly dedicated
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[edit] Noun
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religious (plural religious)
- A member of a religious order.
- I am only one religious among the many religious of this church.
[edit] Translations
[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
