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Definition of religious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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religious

adjective
religious pronunciation English rɪˈlɪdʒəs religious pronunciation American rɪˈlɪdʒəs
 
1 [only before noun] connected with religion or with a particular religionreligious beliefs/faithreligious education (= education about religion)religious instruction (= instruction in a particular religion)religious groupsobjects which have a religious significancea religious house (= a monastery or convent )2 (of a person) believing strongly in the existence of a god or gods
Synonym
devout
His wife is very religious.
religiousness
religiousness pronunciation English rɪˈlɪdʒəsnəs religiousness pronunciation American rɪˈlɪdʒəsnəs
noun [uncountable]