religious
[ ri-lij-uhs ]
/ rɪˈlɪdʒ əs /
adjective
noun, plural re·li·gious.
a member of a religious order, congregation, etc.; a monk, friar, or nun.
the religious,
devout or religious persons: Each year, thousands of the religious make pilgrimages to the shrine.
Origin of religious
SYNONYMS FOR religious
2
reverent.
Religious,
devout,
pious indicate a spirit of reverence toward God.
Religious is a general word, applying to whatever pertains to faith or worship:
a religious ceremony.
Devout indicates a fervent spirit, usually genuine and often independent of outward observances:
a deeply devout though unorthodox church member.
Pious implies constant attention to, and extreme conformity with, outward observances. It can also suggest sham or hypocrisy:
a pious hypocrite.
3 devoted, unswerving, meticulous.
ANTONYMS FOR religious
2
impious.
OTHER WORDS FROM religious
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH religious
religious sacrilegious sacrosanctWords nearby religious
religieux,
religion,
religionism,
religiose,
religiosity,
religious,
religious house,
religious order,
religious right,
relinquish,
reliquary
Example sentences from the Web for antireligious
As an atheist, his antireligious tract, God Is Not Great, is elegant but derivative.
Not even visits from Uncle Ingemar could make him change his antireligious ways.
The Status Civilization |Robert SheckleyAnd this purpose was a religious one—that of counteracting the antireligious developments of Science.
The Behavior of Crowds |Everett Dean MartinAnd as antireligious as they both were, they came to church and ordered a church service for Brightman.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for antireligious (1 of 2)
antireligious
/ (ˌæntɪrɪˈlɪdʒəs) /
adjective
opposed to religious ideas, beliefs, and organizations
antireligious propaganda
British Dictionary definitions for antireligious (2 of 2)
religious
/ (rɪˈlɪdʒəs) /
adjective
of, relating to, or concerned with religion
- pious; devout; godly
- (as collective noun; preceded by the)the religious
appropriate to or in accordance with the principles of a religion
scrupulous, exact, or conscientious
Christianity
of or relating to a way of life dedicated to religion by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and defined by a monastic rule
noun
Christianity
a member of an order or congregation living by such a rule; a monk, friar, or nun