RELIGIOUS


Meaning of RELIGIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪˈlɪdʒəs ]

adj. & n. --adj. 1 devoted to religion; pious, devout. 2 of or concerned with religion. 3 of or belonging to a monastic order. 4 scrupulous, conscientious (a religious attention to detail). --n. (pl. same) a person bound by monastic vows. øøreligiously adv. religiousness n. [ME f. AF religius, OF religious f. L religiosus (as RELIGION)]

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