1 [onlybeforenoun] connected with religion or with a particular religion:
religious beliefs / faith * religious education (= education about religion) * religious instruction (= instruction in a particular religion) * religious groups / leaders * objects which have a religious significance * a religious house (= a MONASTERY or CONVENT)
2 (of a person) believing strongly in the existence of a god or gods
SYNDEVOUT:
His wife is very religious.
religiousness noun [U]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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