religious

B1 Topic:Religion & Belief

US /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/ UK /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/ See IPA manual

Freq #3152

Meanings

1

adj
Believing in and worshipping a god or gods.

She comes from a deeply religious family.
2

adj
Connected with religion.

The book explores religious beliefs around the world.
3

adj
Doing something very carefully and regularly, as if it were a duty.

He goes to the gym with religious dedication.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · connected with religion. spiritual

Opposites

areligiousatheisticdiocesanirreligious profane secular

Word family

Forms quasi-religiousreligiously

Derived forms aletho-religiousalethoreligiousanti-religiousantireligiousareligiousethico-religiousethicoreligiousethno-religiousethnoreligioushyperreligioushyporeligiousinter-religious

Related forms aletho-religionalethoreligionanti-religionantireligionantireligiosityareligiosityco-religionistcoreligionisthyperreligionhyperreligiosityhyporeligionhyporeligiosity

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Phrases (5)

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religious belief
a conviction associated with a religion or supernatural power

Adjective + noun
religious mysticism
religious belief or practice centered on direct communion with an ultimate reality

Adjective + noun
religious rite
a formal ceremony carried out according to a religion's traditions

Adjective + noun
fanatically religious
devoted to religious beliefs with extreme and rigid intensity

Adverb + adjective
religious sectarianism
a narrow and exclusive attachment to one religious group or denomination

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (1)

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God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts

Etymology

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.

religiouse Middle English religieus xno religious Old French religiōsus Latin

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# religious

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/
**Frequency rank:** 3152

## Meanings
1. Believing in and worshipping a god or gods.
2. Connected with religion.
3. Doing something very carefully and regularly, as if it were a duty.

## Examples
- She comes from a deeply religious family.
- The book explores religious beliefs around the world.
- He goes to the gym with religious dedication.

## Antonyms
- areligious
- atheistic
- diocesan
- irreligious
- profane
- secular

## Derived Forms
- aletho-religious
- alethoreligious
- anti-religious
- antireligious
- areligious
- ethico-religious
- ethicoreligious
- ethno-religious
- ethnoreligious
- hyperreligious
- hyporeligious
- inter-religious

## Related Forms
- aletho-religion
- alethoreligion
- anti-religion
- antireligion
- antireligiosity
- areligiosity
- co-religionist
- coreligionist
- hyperreligion
- hyperreligiosity
- hyporeligion
- hyporeligiosity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: religiouse
- Root: religieus
- Root: religious
- Root: religiōsus

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Religious comes 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. Modern senses include believing in and worshipping a god or gods. and connected with religion.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as aletho-religious, alethoreligious, anti-religious, antireligious, areligious, and ethico-religious and related forms such as aletho-religion, alethoreligion, anti-religion, and antireligion.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief

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