How do you pronounce religious?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/.

Where does religious come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

religious

/ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables: re-li-gious
IPA: /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/

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Meaning

adj

Concerning religion.

adj

Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.

adj

Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.

adj

Belonging or pertaining to a religious order.

noun

A member of a religious order, congregation, or certain other forms of consecrated life, i.e. a monk, nun, sister, brother, friar, or other religious priest.

Example Sentences

"It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues."
"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."
"Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film."
"All U.S. states allow exemptions for children with medical conditions that prevent them from getting certain vaccines. Most also allow exemptions for religious or other nonmedical reasons."
"I was much less religious as a teenager than I am now."
"I'm a religious fan of college basketball."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: religiouse, religieus, religious, religiōsus

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

more religious (comparative) most religious (superlative) religiouses (plural)

Derived Forms

alethoreligious antireligious areligious ethicoreligious ethnoreligious hyperreligious hyporeligious interreligious intrareligious irreligious magicoreligious medicoreligious

Phrases

aletho-religious anti-religious criminal religious movement ethico-religious ethno-religious inter-religious military-religious new religious movement

Frequently Paired Words

alethoreligion aletho-religion anti-religion antireligion antireligiosity areligiosity coreligionist co-religionist

Synonyms

monastic spiritual

Antonyms

secular irreligious profane atheistic areligious antonym(s) of diocesan

Rhymes With

non-religious prestigious prodigious litigious nonreligious semireligious sacrilegious irreligious ethnoreligious