religious
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,111 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,411 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church also: spiritual religious textsa member of a religious order
- having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity a religious manreligious attitude
- of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows the religious or regular clergy conducts the service
- extremely scrupulous and conscientious religious in observing the rules of health
noun
- a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
religious in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The clergy in Ireland of other religious denominations have been relieved from this law.
Man and Wife · Wilkie Collins · Chapter 1
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It is noteworthy as the first protest made by a religious body against Negro Slavery.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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Whether the cross so formed had any religious significance or not, we did not know.
From John O'Groats to Land's End · John Anderton Naylor · Chapter 1
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I found him on the following morning tranquillized, and with an expression of religious resignation on his features.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 474 · Various · Chapter 1
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He was charitable to the poor, gave large donations to religious societies, and rewarded those who wrote in his praise.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 · Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks · Chapter 1