Meaning

4 senses
  1. Concerning religion.

    It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.

    religiös

    религио́зныйreligióznyj

    релігі́йнийrelihíjnyj

    concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

  2. Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.

    I was much less religious as a teenager than I am now.

    religiös, gläubig

    религио́зныйreligióznyj, ве́рующийvérujuščij

    релігійнийrelihijnyj, ві́руючийvírujučyj

  3. Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.

    I'm a religious fan of college basketball.

  4. Belonging or pertaining to a religious order.

    Near-synonym: monastic

    religious clergy

Examples

468 sentences
  1. Tom is a very religious person.

    Том дуже релігійна людина.

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  2. Tom doesn't appear to be very religious.

    Том не схожий на дуже релігійну людину.

    deTom scheint nicht sonderlich religiös zu sein.

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  3. Tom is very religious.

    Том дуже релігійний.

    ruТом очень религиозен.

    deTom ist sehr religiös.

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  4. Tom is not religious.

    Том не релігійний.

    ruТом не религиозен.

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  5. Tom isn't very religious.

    Том не дуже релігійний.

    ruТом не очень религиозен.

    deTom ist nicht allzu religiös.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
concerning religion:
committed to the practice of religion:
Русский
By meaning 2
concerning religion:
committed to the practice of religion:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
concerning religion:
committed to the practice of religion:

Origin

From Middle English religiouse, religious, religius, religeous, from Anglo-Norman religieu

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.

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