Religious

Quick meaning: Religious is an adjective meaning Concerning religion.

Meaning

Concerning religion.

More Meanings

1. Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.
2. Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.
3. (Christianity) Belonging or pertaining to a religious order.
4. 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.

Example Sentences

religious clergy

Near-synonym: monastic

I'm a religious fan of college basketball.

I was much less religious as a teenager than I am now.

Word Forms

• religiouses

Synonyms for religious

Depending on context, synonyms include monastic, pious, scrupulous, sacred, devout, spiritual.

Antonyms for religious

Common opposites include irreligious, profane, secular, atheistic, areligious, diocesan.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include god-fearing, interfaith, devout, pious, sacred, churchly.

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