Religious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪlˈɪdʒəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪlˈɪdʒəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs/.

Examples

religious texts
a member of a religious order
lords temporal and spiritual

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spiritual

Antonyms

irreligious secular

Parts of Speech

noun	a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
adjective	concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church “religious texts”
adjective	having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity “a religious man”
adjective	of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows “the religious or regular clergy conducts the service”
adjective	extremely scrupulous and conscientious “religious in observing the rules of health”

Word Forms

religious	adjective	of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows
religiousness	noun	piety by virtue of being devout
religion	noun	an institution to express belief in a divine power
religiosity	noun	exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal
religious	noun	a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

religiös

ein Mitglied eines Ordens, das an das Gelübde der Armut, der Keuschheit und des Gehorsams gebunden ist

🇫🇷French

religieux

un membre d'un ordre religieux lié par les vœux de pauvreté, de chasteté et d'obéissance

🇪🇸Spanish

religioso

un miembro de una orden religiosa que está obligado por votos de pobreza, castidad y obediencia

🇮🇹Italian

religioso

un membro di un ordine religioso vincolato dai voti di povertà, castità e obbedienza

🇳🇱Dutch

religieus

een lid van een religieuze orde die gebonden is door geloften van armoede, kuisheid en gehoorzaamheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

religioso

um membro de uma ordem religiosa que está vinculado a votos de pobreza, castidade e obediência

🇷🇺Russian

религиозный

член религиозного ордена, связанный обетами бедности, целомудрия и послушания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धार्मिक

एक धार्मिक आदेश का सदस्य जो गरीबी, शुद्धता और आज्ञाकारिता की प्रतिज्ञा से बंधा हुआ है

🇧🇩Bengali

ধর্মীয়

একটি ধর্মীয় আদেশের সদস্য যিনি দারিদ্র্য এবং সতীত্ব এবং আনুগত্যের ব্রত দ্বারা আবদ্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

மத

வறுமை மற்றும் கற்பு மற்றும் கீழ்ப்படிதல் ஆகியவற்றின் உறுதிமொழிகளால் பிணைக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு மத ஒழுங்கின் உறுப்பினர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మతపరమైన

పేదరికం మరియు పవిత్రత మరియు విధేయత యొక్క ప్రమాణాలతో కట్టుబడి ఉన్న మతపరమైన క్రమంలో సభ్యుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

धार्मिक

धार्मिक ऑर्डरचा सदस्य जो गरिबी आणि पवित्रता आणि आज्ञाधारकतेच्या शपथेने बांधील आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધાર્મિક

ધાર્મિક હુકમનો સભ્ય જે ગરીબી અને પવિત્રતા અને આજ્ઞાપાલનના શપથથી બંધાયેલો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ

ಬಡತನ ಮತ್ತು ಪರಿಶುದ್ಧತೆ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಧೇಯತೆಯ ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞೆಗಳಿಂದ ಬದ್ಧರಾಗಿರುವ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಕ್ರಮದ ಸದಸ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മതപരമായ

ദാരിദ്ര്യത്തിൻ്റെയും പവിത്രതയുടെയും അനുസരണത്തിൻ്റെയും നേർച്ചകളാൽ ബന്ധിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഒരു മതക്രമത്തിലെ അംഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਾਰਮਿਕ

ਇੱਕ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਆਦੇਸ਼ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਮੈਂਬਰ ਜੋ ਗਰੀਬੀ ਅਤੇ ਪਵਿੱਤਰਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਆਗਿਆਕਾਰੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਸੁੱਖਣਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਬੱਝਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مذہبی

ایک مذہبی حکم کا رکن جو غربت اور عفت اور اطاعت کی قسموں کا پابند ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宗教的

受贫穷、贞洁和服从誓言约束的宗教团体的成员

🇯🇵Japanese

宗教的

貧困と純潔と従順の誓いに縛られている修道会の会員

🇰🇷Korean

종교의

청빈, 순결, 순종을 서약한 종교 단체의 구성원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tôn giáo

một thành viên của một dòng tu bị ràng buộc bởi lời khấn khó nghèo, khiết tịnh và vâng phục

🇹🇭Thai

เคร่งศาสนา

สมาชิกของคณะศาสนาที่ถูกผูกมัดด้วยคำปฏิญาณแห่งความยากจน พรหมจรรย์ และการเชื่อฟัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

keagamaan

seorang anggota ordo keagamaan yang terikat oleh kaul kemiskinan dan kesucian serta ketaatan

🇵🇭Filipino

relihiyoso

isang miyembro ng isang relihiyosong orden na nakatali sa pamamagitan ng mga panata ng kahirapan at kalinisang-puri at pagsunod

🇲🇾Malay

keagamaan

ahli tarekat agama yang terikat dengan nazar kemiskinan dan kesucian dan ketaatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ديني

عضو في نظام ديني مقيد بوعود الفقر والعفة والطاعة

🇮🇷Persian

مذهبی

عضو یک نظام دینی که به نذر فقر و عفت و اطاعت مقید است

🇹🇷Turkish

din

yoksulluk, iffet ve itaat yeminleriyle bağlı olan dini bir tarikatın üyesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

דָתִי

חבר במסדר דתי המחוייב בנדרים של עוני וצניעות וצייתנות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'religious'?

The primary meaning of 'religious' is 'a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'religious' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'religious' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'religious' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'religious' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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