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religious
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
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
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