religious

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/]

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1. religious (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Concerning religion.

Example: It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.

2. religious (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.

Example: I was much less religious as a teenager than I am now.

3. religious (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.

Example: I'm a religious fan of college basketball.

4. religious (noun) — sense 4

Definition: 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.

Example: Towards the end of the seventh century the monks of Fleury [...] clandestinely excavated the body of Benedict himself, plus the corpse of his even more shadowy sister and fellow religious, Scholastica.

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