Definition of RELIGIOUS. Meaning of RELIGIOUS. Synonyms of RELIGIOUS

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Definition of RELIGIOUS

Religious
Religious Re*li"gious, 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. --Addison.
Religious
Religious Re*li"gious (r?-l?j"?s), a. [OF. religius, religious, F. religieux, from L. religiosus. See Religion.] 1. 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. Our law forbids at their religious rites My presence. --Milton. 2. Possessing, or conforming to, religion; pious; godly; as, a religious man, life, behavior, etc. Men whose lives Religious titled them the sons of God. --Mlton 3. Scrupulously faithful or exact; strict. Thus, Indianlike, Religious in my error, I adore The sun, that looks upon his worshiper. --Shak. 4. Belonging to a religious order; bound by vows. One of them is religious. --Chaucer. Syn: Pious; godly; holy; devout; devotional; conscientious; strict; rogod; exact.

Meaning of RELIGIOUS from wikipedia

- sacredness, faith, and a supernatural being or beings. The origin of religious belief is an open question, with possible explanations including awareness...
- Religious texts, including scripture, are texts which various religions consider to be of central importance to their religious tradition. They often...
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- traditional religions of Central and West Africa. New religious movement is the term applied to any religious faith which has emerged since the 19th century...
- Religious Zionism (Hebrew: צִיּוֹנוּת דָּתִית, romanized: Tziyonut Datit) is a religious denomination that views Zionism as a fundamental component of...
- The list of religious po****tions article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article...
- Religious abuse is abuse administered through religion, including har****ment, humiliation, spiritual abuse or religious violence. Religious abuse may...
- Religious conversion is the adoption of a set of beliefs identified with one particular religious denomination to the exclusion of others. Thus "religious...
- A religious war or a war of religion, sometimes also known as a holy war (Latin: sanctum bellum), is a war and conflict which is primarily caused or justified...