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Religious Education Instruction Rɪˈlɪdʒəs Religion Beliefs/Faith Adjective Bre

Word religious
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / rɪˈlɪdʒəs / NAmE / rɪˈlɪdʒəs /
Example
  • religious beliefs/faith
  • religious education (= education about religion)
  • religious instruction (= instruction in a particular religion)
  • religious groups
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religious

(adjective)BrE / rɪˈlɪdʒəs / NAmE / rɪˈlɪdʒəs /
  1. connected with religion or with a particular religion
    • religious beliefs/faith
    • religious education (= education about religion)
    • religious instruction (= instruction in a particular religion)
    • religious groups
    • objects which have a religious significance
    • a religious house (= a monastery or convent)
  2. believing strongly in a particular religion and obeying its laws and practices
    • synonym devout
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/devout
    • His wife is very religious.

    Extra Examples

    • He distanced himself from the strictly religious aspects of the music.
    • Yoga is essentially religious and not just physical.
    • a deeply religious person
    • the specifically religious content of the programme
    • religious beliefs/faith
    • religious education
    • religious groups/leaders
    • religious instruction

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French, from Latin religiosus, from religio ‘reverence, obligation’, perhaps based on Latin religare ‘to bind’.
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