- [only before noun] connected with religion or with a particular religion
- religious beliefs/convictions/faith
- religious freedom/liberty
- religious traditions/practices/ceremonies
- religious institutions/organizations
- religious education (= education about religion)
- religious instruction (= instruction in a particular religion)
- a religious order (= group of people living in a religious community)
- a religious minority/community
- The situation for many ethnic and religious minorities remains dangerous.
- religious groups/leaders
- religious conservatives
- In 2000, the Greek government eliminated religious affiliation from citizens' identity cards.
- objects which have a religious significance
- a religious house (= a monastery or convent)
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsb1- He distanced himself from the strictly religious aspects of the music.
- Yoga is essentially religious and not just physical.
- the specifically religious content of the programme
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- (of a person) believing strongly in a particular religion and obeying its laws and practices synonym devout
- His wife is very religious.
- a deeply religious man
- Although I'm not particularly religious, I whispered a few words of prayer.
- His mother noticed that he had become more religious.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin religiosus, from religio ‘reverence, obligation’, perhaps based on Latin religare ‘to bind’.
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