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'Aqualung' marks the point at which I had the confidence as a songwriter and as a guitar player to actually pick up and play the guitar and be at the forefront of the band. It's also the album on which I began to address religious issues in my music, and I think that happened simply because the time was right for it.
Ian Anderson

Meaning of "religious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RELIGIOUS

religious  [rɪˈlɪdʒəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RELIGIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Religious can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RELIGIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Definition of religious in the English dictionary

The first definition of religious in the dictionary is of, relating to, or concerned with religion. Other definition of religious is pious; devout; godly. Religious is also appropriate to or in accordance with the principles of a religion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RELIGIOUS


advantageous
ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs
antireligious
ˌæntɪrɪˈlɪdʒəs
contagious
kənˈteɪdʒəs
courageous
kəˈreɪdʒəs
disadvantageous
dɪsˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs
interreligious
ˌɪntərɪˈlɪdʒəs
irreligious
ˌɪrɪˈlɪdʒəs
litigious
lɪˈtɪdʒəs
multireligious
ˌmʌltɪrɪˈlɪdʒəs
nonreligious
ˌnɒnrɪˈlɪdʒəs
oragious
ɒˈreɪdʒəs
outrageous
aʊtˈreɪdʒəs
prestigious
prɛˈstɪdʒəs
prodigious
prəˈdɪdʒəs
rampageous
ræmˈpeɪdʒəs
sacrilegious
ˌsækrɪˈlɪdʒəs
semireligious
ˌsɛmɪrɪˈlɪdʒəs
socioreligious
ˌsəʊsɪəʊrɪˈlɪdʒəs
umbrageous
ʌmˈbreɪdʒəs
unreligious
ˌʌnrɪˈlɪdʒəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RELIGIOUS

religieux
religion
religionary
religioner
religionise
religionism
religionist
religionize
religionless
religiose
religiosely
religiosity
religioso
religious education
religious instruction
religious leader
religious order
Religious Society of Friends
religiously
religiousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE RELIGIOUS

ambagious
ambitious
circumambagious
conscious
curious
delicious
egregious
furious
glorious
hilarious
luxurious
mysterious
obvious
precious
previous
serious
spacious
spongious
suspicious
various

Synonyms and antonyms of religious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RELIGIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «religious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of religious

Translation of «religious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RELIGIOUS

Find out the translation of religious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of religious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «religious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

信奉宗教的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

religioso
570 millions of speakers

English

religious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धार्मिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دِينيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

религиозный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

religioso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধার্মিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

religieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Agama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

religiös
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

宗教の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신앙심 깊은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

agama
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc tôn giáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धार्मिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dini
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

religioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

religijny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

релігійний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

religios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θρησκευτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

godsdienstige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

religiös
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

religiøs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of religious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RELIGIOUS»

The term «religious» is very widely used and occupies the 4.977 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RELIGIOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about religious

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10 QUOTES WITH «RELIGIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word religious.
1
Ian Anderson
'Aqualung' marks the point at which I had the confidence as a songwriter and as a guitar player to actually pick up and play the guitar and be at the forefront of the band. It's also the album on which I began to address religious issues in my music, and I think that happened simply because the time was right for it.
2
Saint Teresa of Avila
The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate nurture. I defended myself against him by alleging the trials which Christ endured, and that it was not much for me to suffer something for His sake; besides, He would help me to bear it.
3
Jimmy Carter
I think there ought to be a strict separation or wall built between our religious faith and our practice of political authority in office. I don't think the President of the United States should extoll Christianity if he happens to be a Christian at the expense of Judaism, Islam or other faiths.
4
James Carville
We should not run away from religious teachings. We should run to them.
5
George Clinton
I think a lot of people really have religious overtones of having come from somewhere. I mean, even the whole concept of religion is kind of alien.
6
J. M. Coetzee
Islamic fundamentalism in its activist manifestation is bad news. religious fundamentalism in general is bad news. We know about religious fundamentalism in South Africa. Calvinist fundamentalism has been an unmitigated force of benightedness in our history.
7
James Hal Cone
Testimony is an integral part of the Black religious tradition. It is the occasion where the believer stands before the community of faith in order to give account of the hope that is in him or her.
8
Ted Dekker
I studied philosophy, religious studies, and English. My training was writing four full-length novels and hiring an editor to tear them apart. I had enough money to do that, and then rewriting and rewriting and rewriting.
9
William A. Dembski
Intelligent design is a modest position theologically and philosophically. It attributes the complexity and diversity of life to intelligence, but does not identify that intelligence with the God of any religious faith or philosophical system.
10
Charles Eastman
Every act of his life is, in a very real sense, a religious act.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RELIGIOUS»

Discover the use of religious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to religious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Naturalness of Religious Ideas: A Cognitive Theory of ...
Why do people have religious ideas? And why "those"religious ideas? The main theme of Pascal Boyer's work is that important aspects of religious representations are constrained by universal properties of the human mind-brain.
Pascal Boyer, 1994
2
Soul Searching : The Religious and Spiritual Lives of ...
Or are they abandoning traditional religious institutions in search of a new, more authentic "spirituality"? This book attempts to answer these and related questions as definitively as possible.
Christian Smith Dr William R Kenan Jr Professor of Sociology University of Notre Dame, Candidate University of North Carolina Melina Lundquist Denton Ph.D, Chapel Hill USA, 2005
3
The African American Religious Experience in America
Describes various forms of African American Christian and non-Christian religious experience, discussing the origins of a particular tradition, the nature of African American participation, and the general beliefs held by most adherents.
Anthony B. Pinn, 2006
4
America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity
Drawing from a new national survey and hundreds of in-depth qualitative interviews, this book is the first systematic effort to assess how well the nation is meeting the current challenges of religious and cultural diversity.
Robert Wuthnow, 2011
5
Religious Experience
How is religious experience to be identified, described, analyzed and explained?
Wayne Proudfoot, 1987
6
Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective: Religious ...
This volume and its companion Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective: Religious Perspectives are products of an ongoing project on religion, human rights and democracy undertaken by the Law and Religion Program at Emory University.
John (jurista) Witte, Johan David Van der Vyver, Van der Vyver, J. D., 1996
7
Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu ...
In many ways, this book is as much a study of the Hindu tradition itself as it is a study of one aspect of that tradition.
David Kinsley, 1987
8
New Religious Movements: Challenge and Response
New Religious Movements: Challenge & Response is the most comprehensive, wide-ranging study on the phenomena and impact of new religions.
Jamie Cresswell, Bryan Wilson, 2012
9
The Religious Potential of the Child: Experiencing Scripture ...
Publisher's description. This classic book describes an experience with children from ages three to six, an experience of adults and children dwelling together in the mystery of God.
Sofia Cavalletti, 1992
10
Comparative Religious Ethics: A Narrative Approach to Global ...
Exploring a broad range of important and complex moral issues in a clear and absorbing style, this is a truly reader-friendly and comparative introduction to religious ethics.
Darrell J. Fasching, Dell deChant, David M. Lantigua, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RELIGIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term religious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Whatever Happened to Religious Freedom?
Hodges, Justice Anthony Kennedy merely mentioned in passing that religious adherents would continue to be free to “advocate” and “teach” their beliefs. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Kansas governor: state can't punish religious groups over same-sex …
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) on Tuesday issued an executive order asserting that clergy and religious organizations cannot be penalized by the state for ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Republicans pivot from gay marriage to religious liberty fight
Washington (CNN) The Supreme Court's decision Friday to legalize same-sex marriage everywhere offered the GOP a way out of a debate that national polls ... «CNN, Jun 15»
4
Opinion analysis: New shield against religious bias
If the management has even an inkling about the applicant's religious views, ... Fitch Stores gave a strong new level of civil rights protection against religious ... «SCOTUSblog, Jun 15»
5
America's Changing Religious Landscape
Changing U.S. Religious Landscape The Christian share of the U.S. population is declining, while the number of U.S. adults who do not identify with any ... «Pew Research Center's Religion and Public Life Project, May 15»
6
Jeb Bush Casts Wide Net on Religious Liberty in Address
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush courted social conservative voters with a sharp defense of religious liberty Saturday, but sought to distinguish himself from his ... «TIME, May 15»
7
What everybody missed during the fight over religious freedom laws …
Indiana had also become the main venue for this year's religious freedom fracas, which wound down last week when two governors made two divergent choices ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
8
Indiana pizzeria finds itself at the center of 'religious freedom' debate
The family-run restaurant finds itself at the center of the debate over the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act after its owners said they'd refuse to cater a ... «CNN, Apr 15»
9
Arkansas Gov. Signs Revised 'Religious Freedom' Act
Lawmakers rushed through a revised bill claiming to protect religious freedom, which Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed this afternoon. «Advocate.com, Apr 15»
10
The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010 …
The religious profile of the world is rapidly changing, driven primarily by differences in fertility rates and the size of youth populations among the world's major ... «Pew Research Center's Religion and Public Life Project, Apr 15»

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