religious

Universal Words adjective 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]