religious

/ɹɪlˈɪdʒəs/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
   “religious texts”
2. having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
   “a religious man”
3. of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows
   “the religious or regular clergy conducts the service”
4. extremely scrupulous and conscientious
   “religious in observing the rules of health”

noun

1. a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience

Synonyms for religious

• spiritual
• sacred
• churchgoing
• churchly
• devout
• interfaith
• scrupulous

Antonyms of religious

• irreligious
• secular

Words that rhyme with religious

• prodigious
• litigious
• prestigious
• nonreligious
• semireligious