Definition of religious Religious

/ɹɪlɪˈʤʌs/ - [rilijus] - re•li•gious

We found 17 definitions of religious from 6 different sources.

What does religious mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: religiouses
religious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
		religious person a person who manifests devotion to a deity
		friar, mendicant a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
		monastic, monk a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
		benedictine a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks
		jesuit a member of the Jesuit order
		nun the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
		eremite a Christian recluse
		cenobite, coenobite a member of a religious order living in common
		superior a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth
		votary a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity; "the cultured votary of science"
Adjective
religious - having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity; "a religious man"; "religious attitude"
		irreligious hostile or indifferent to religion
		pious having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"
		churchgoing actively practicing a religion
		churchly resembling or suggesting or appropriate to a church; "churchlike silence"; "the pure fragrance of churchly incense"
		god-fearing, devout deeply religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken
religious - concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; "religious texts"; "a member of a religious order"; "lords temporal and spiritual"; "spiritual leaders"; "spiritual songs"
		spiritual
		sacred (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person; "a fund sacred to charity"; "a morning hour sacred to study"; "a private office sacred to the President"
religious - of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows; "the religious or regular clergy conducts the service"
religious - extremely scrupulous and conscientious; "religious in observing the rules of health"
		scrupulous having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled; "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance"

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Wiktionary

religious (Noun)
A member of a religious order , i. e. a monk or nun.
religious (Adjective)
Concerning religion.
religious (Adjective)
Committed to the practice of religion.
religious (Adjective)
Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

religious (a.)
Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious society; a religious sect; a religious place; religious subjects, books, teachers, houses, wars.
religious (a.)
Possessing, or conforming to, religion; pious; godly; as, a religious man, life, behavior, etc.
religious (a.)
Scrupulously faithful or exact; strict.
religious (a.)
Belonging to a religious order; bound by vows.
religious (n.)
A person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from secular concern, and devoted to a life of piety and religion; a monk or friar; a nun.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

religious
Believing in and showing reverence for God or a deity.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

religious
rē-lij′us, adj. pertaining to religion: concerned with or set apart to religion, as a religious society, religious books: pious: godly: (R.C.) bound to a monastic life: strict.—n. one bound by monastic vows.—ns. Religieuse (rė-lē-zhi-ėz′), a nun; Religieux (rė-lē-zhi-ė′), a monk.—adv. Relig′iously.—n. Relig′iousness, the state of being religious