religious

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English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK, General American) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/
• Rhymes: -ɪdʒəs

Adjective

religious (comparative more religious, superlative most religious)

1. Concerning religion.
2. Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.

3. Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.

4. Belonging or pertaining to a religious order or religious congregation.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “concerning religion”): irreligious, profane, secular, atheistic
• (antonym(s) of “committed to religion”): areligious, irreligious
• (antonym(s) of “highly dedicated”): casual
• (antonym(s) of “pertaining to a religious order”): secular, diocesan (of priests)

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Noun

religious (plural religious or religiouses)

1. A member of a religious order or congregation, i.e. a monk, nun, sister, brother, friar, or religious priest.

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Further reading

• “religious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “religious”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.