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Added 30 September 2026

religious

/ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/ adjective

In Latin: religiōsus Wiktionary

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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.

noun

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.

Origin

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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