religious

/ri'lidʤəs/

Thân thiện

A student reads a religious text in the library.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to religion or faith: Pertaining to belief in and worship of a deity or deities, or to the systems, practices, and institutions associated with such belief.
   • Devout, pious: Having or showing sincere belief in and reverence for a deity; deeply committed to a religion.
   • Scrupulous, conscientious: Characterized by or showing strict, careful, and thorough adherence to principles or duties, as if following a sacred rule.

2. Noun:

   • A member of a religious order: A person, such as a monk or nun, who has taken vows (e.g., of poverty, chastity, and obedience) and lives in a community dedicated to religious life.

Examples

• Adjective:

  • Freedom of religious expression is a fundamental right.
  • She is a deeply religious person who prays daily.
  • He follows the safety procedures with religious precision.

• Noun:

  • The monastery was home to over a hundred religious.

Advanced Usage

• "religious experience": A profound personal experience interpreted within a religious framework, often involving a sense of contact with the divine or ultimate reality.

  • The mystic described a powerful religious experience that changed her life.

• "religious studies": The academic field that analyzes religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions from historical, sociological, and philosophical perspectives.

  • He majored in religious studies at university.

Variants and Related Words

• Religiously (adverb): In a devout, pious, or extremely conscientious manner.

  • She attends services religiously. (piously)
  • He religiously backs up his computer files every night. (conscientiously)

• Religiousness (noun): The quality or state of being religious.

Synonyms

• Adjective (pertaining to faith): Spiritual, sacred, devotional, ecclesiastical.
• Adjective (devout): Pious, devout, godly, faithful.
• Adjective (conscientious): Scrupulous, meticulous, punctilious, rigorous.

Related Phrases

• Religious freedom/liberty: The right to practice one's religion or belief without interference.
• Religious order: A community of people (monks, nuns, friars) living under specific religious rules and vows.
• Religious text/scripture: Sacred writings central to a religion, such as the Bible, Quran, or Vedas.

Idioms

• With religious fervor/zeal: With intense passion and dedication, as if for a religious cause.

  • The fans supported their team with religious zeal.

• A religious observance: An act performed in accordance with the rules or rituals of a religion.

  • Fasting during Ramadan is an important religious observance for Muslims.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. extremely scrupulous and conscientious
   • religious in observing the rules of health
2. of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows
   • the religious or regular clergy conducts the service
3. having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
   • a religious man
   • religious attitude
4. concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
   • religious texts
   • a member of a religious order
   • lords temporal and spiritual
   • spiritual leaders
   • spiritual songs

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• spiritual