Definitions for religious

Overview of noun religious

The noun religious has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. religious

(a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience)

Overview of adj religious

The adj religious has 4 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (10) religious, spiritual

(concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; "religious texts"; "a member of a religious order"; "lords temporal and spiritual"; "spiritual leaders"; "spiritual songs")

2. (3) religious

(having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity; "a religious man"; "religious attitude")

3. religious

(of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows; "the religious or regular clergy conducts the service")

4. religious

(extremely scrupulous and conscientious; "religious in observing the rules of health")