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[ UK /ɹɪlˈɪd‍ʒəs/ ]
[ US /ɹiˈɫɪdʒəs, ɹɪˈɫɪdʒəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. extremely scrupulous and conscientious
    religious in observing the rules of health
  2. concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
    lords temporal and spiritual
    spiritual songs
    a member of a religious order
    spiritual leaders
    religious texts
  3. of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows
    the religious or regular clergy conducts the service
  4. having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
    religious attitude
    a religious man
NOUN
  1. a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience

How To Use religious In A Sentence

  • The tax assessor determined that the property was subject to taxation based on its infrequent use for religious purposes. Christianity Today
  • For except it be treacle and mithridatum, and of late diascordium, and a few more, they tie themselves to no receipts severely and religiously. The Advancement of Learning
  • They are also less likely to get support from strong religious or spiritual beliefs.
  • It was also a noteworthy echo of a speech Sarkozy himself made last December, when he called for a "positive laicity" and suggested that the state could ultimately grant subsidies to religious groups. The Earth Times Online Newspaper
  • Monks from the various orders in Europe had flocked to England to set up religious houses.
  • Most work places have a huge manual of lists of organizations, religious, animal charities, local characteries. Latest Articles
  • When my sister taught at a junior school they celebrated all the religious festivals.
  • Words regarding the necessity to change the souls of human beings to effect real change in the world should not be interpreted to mean that black religious leaders were adopting a quietistic approach to civil rights.
  • It's one of America's least "churched" cities, but the religious community fashioned Neighbors in Need as a response to the 1970's Boeing recession. Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local News
  • Until his death, on November 16th, 1272, the King continued to rule and to conduct his customary religious devotions.
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