religious
Concerning religion.
Adjective 4 meanings
Concerning religion.
“It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.”
Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.
“I was much less 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.”
Belonging or pertaining to a religious order.
“Near-synonym: monastic”
Noun 1 meaning
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.
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.
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RELIGIOUS at a glance
RELIGIOUS has 9 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + L 1 + I 1 + G 2 + I 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,455 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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