Definition of religiosa
1. religious [ a ] relating to or concerned with religion or spiritual things; especially dedicated to service in a religion
Examples:
"a monk of a religious order"
"spiritual leaders"
"religious books"
"spiritual songs"
("Editorials"...)
He is a Buddhist , which means that to him peace and the sanctity of human life are not_only religious dogma , but a profound and unshakable Weltanschauung .
(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)
Now again in 1961 , in England , there is perhaps nothing in the religious sphere so popularly discussed as Christian unity .
But it must be readily seen that the religious picture in England has so greatly changed during these hundred years as to engender hope , at_least on the Catholic side .
Since arriving here , however , I have formed a far different religious picture of present-day England .
In representing part of this new picture , I will be recounting some of my own personal experiences , reactions and judgments ; but my primary aim is to transcribe what Englishmen themselves are saying and writing and implying about the Roman and Anglican_Churches and about the present religious state of England .
Synonyms religious spiritual Related Terms religion spirit2. religious [ a ] concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
Examples:
"religious texts"
"monks of a religious order"
"lords temporal and spiritual"
"spiritual leaders"
"spiritual songs"
(Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)
My curiosity was sharpened a day or two before the interview by a conversation I had with a well-informed teacher of literature , a Jesuit father , at a conference on religious drama near Paris .
Given a theological lead , I asked what he thinks about those who find a religious significance to his plays .
(Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)
Naturally this includes all communication forms , e._g. languages , or any social , political , economic or religious structures employed for such control .
(Jay Williams, The Forger....)
He filled a real need , showing society what it looked_like , turning it inside_out , portraying its wars and its leaders , its ugliness and its beauties , reflecting its profound religious impulses .
Synonyms religious spiritual Related Terms sacred3. religious [ a ] having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
Examples:
"a religious man"
"religious attitude"
(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)
Piepsam is not , certainly , religious in any conventional sense .
(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)
`` You are to be accused of Arianism to confuse the religious who remain loyal '' .
(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)
The O'Dwyers were real religious people except for Kate .
Synonyms religious Related Terms irreligious churchgoing devout interfaith churchlike pious4. religious [ a ] extremely scrupulous and conscientious
Examples:
"religious in observing the rules of health"
5. religious [ n ] a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
Synonyms religious Related Terms religionist monk nun Jesuit superior cenobite votary Benedictine eremite merton friarSimilar Spelling
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religiously
religiousism
