ADJECTIVE | all | religious, spiritual | concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church |
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all | religious | having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity | |
all | religious | of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows | |
all | religious | extremely scrupulous and conscientious | |
NOUN | person | religious | a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience |
Sounds | rihlih'jhahs; riylih'jhahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church. | |
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Synonym | spiritual | |
Broader | sacred | concerned with religion or religious purposes |
Spanish | espiritual, religioso | |
Catalan | espiritual, religiós | |
Nouns | religion | an institution to express belief in a divine power |
religiosity | exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal | |
religiousness | piety by virtue of being devout | |
Adverbs | religiously | by religion |
Meaning | Having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity. | |
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Narrower | churchgoing | actively practicing a religion |
churchly | resembling or suggesting or appropriate to a church | |
devout, god-fearing | Deeply religious | |
interfaith | Involving persons of different religious faiths | |
See also | pious | Having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity |
Opposite | irreligious | Hostile or indifferent to religion |
Spanish | religioso | |
Catalan | religiós | |
Nouns | religion | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
religiousness | piety by virtue of being devout |
Meaning | Of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows. | |
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Example | "the religious or regular clergy conducts the service" | |
Opposite | secular | Of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows |
Nouns | religious | a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience |
Meaning | Extremely scrupulous and conscientious. | |
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Example | "religious in observing the rules of health" | |
Broader | scrupulous | Having scruples |
Spanish | religioso | |
Catalan | religiós | |
Nouns | religiousness | the quality of being extremely conscientious |
Adverbs | religiously | with extreme / extreme conscientiousness |
Meaning | A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience. | |
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Instances | Merton, Thomas Merton | United States religious and writer (1915-1968) |
Narrower | Benedictine | A monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict |
Jesuit | A member of the Jesuit order | |
cenobite, coenobite | A member of a religious order living in common | |
eremite | A Christian recluse | |
friar, mendicant | A male member of a religious order that originally / originally relied solely on alms | |
monk, monastic | A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work | |
nun | A woman religious | |
superior | The head of a religious community | |
votary | One bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service | |
Broader | religious person | A person who manifests devotion to a deity |
Spanish | religioso | |
Catalan | religiós | |
Adjectives | religious | of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows |
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