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The definition of religious is someone or something believing in or related to religion.

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An example of religious is a church choir.
An example of religious is a person who goes to church every Sunday and reads the Bible every day.

See religious in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

characterized by adherence to religion or a religion; devout; pious; godly
of, concerned with, appropriate to, or teaching religion: religious books
belonging to a community of monks, nuns, etc.
conscientiously exact; careful; scrupulous

Origin: OFr < L religiosus

noun pl. religious

a member of a community of monks, nuns, etc.

Related Forms:

religiously adverb
religiousness noun

See religious in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity.
Of, concerned with, or teaching religion: a religious text.
Extremely scrupulous or conscientious: religious devotion to duty.

noun pl. religious religious

A member of a monastic order, especially a nun or monk.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin religiōsus

Origin: , from religiō, religion; see religion

Related Forms:

re·liˈgious·ly adverb

re·liˈgious·ness noun

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