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religious.

Concerning religion.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs//ɹəˈlɪd͡ʒəs//ɹəˈləd͡ʒəs/New-Zealand
  1. Concerning religion.

    It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.
  2. Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.

    I was much less religious as a teenager than I am now.
  3. Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.

    I'm a religious fan of college basketball.
  4. Belonging or pertaining to a religious order.

    religious clergy
    religious priest
Where this word comes from

From Middle English religiouse, religious, religius, religeous, from Anglo-Norman religieus, religius, from Old French religious, religieux, and their source, Latin religiōsus (“religious, superstitious, conscientious”), from religiō. Doublet of religieux.

noun/ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs//ɹəˈlɪd͡ʒəs//ɹəˈləd͡ʒəs/New-Zealand
  1. A member of a religious order, congregation, or certain other forms of consecrated life, i.e. a monk, nun, sister, brother, friar, or other religious priest.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English religiouse, religious, religius, religeous, from Anglo-Norman religieus, religius, from Old French religious, religieux, and their source, Latin religiōsus (“religious, superstitious, conscientious”), from religiō. Doublet of religieux.

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