Religious
Definition of Religious
Re`li´gious Pronunciation: r?-l?j´?s | a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious society; a religious sect; a religious place; religious subjects, books, teachers, houses, wars. | | 2. | Possessing, or conforming to, religion; pious; godly; as, a religious man, life, behavior, etc. | | 3. | Scrupulously faithful or exact; strict. | | 4. | Belonging to a religious order; bound by vows. | | n. | 1. | A person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from secular concern, and devoted to a life of piety and religion; a monk or friar; a nun. |
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