religious

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/    /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A member of a religious order, congregation, or certain other forms of consecrated life, i.e. a monk, nun, sister, brother, friar, or other religious priest.
    — Towards the end of the seventh century the monks of Fleury [...] clandestinely excavated the body of Benedict himself, plus the corpse of his even more shadowy sister and fellow religious, Scholastica.
形容词 adj.
  1. Concerning religion.
    — It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.
  2. Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.
    — I was much less religious as a teenager than I am now.
  3. Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.
    — I'm a religious fan of college basketball.
  4. Belonging or pertaining to a religious order.
    — Near-synonym: monastic

词形变化

more religious comparative most religious superlative religious plural religiouses plural

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
From Middle English religiouse, religious, religius, religeous, from Anglo-Norman religieus, religius, from Old French religious, religieux, and their source, Latin religiōsus (“religious, superstitious, conscientious”), from religiō. Doublet of religieux.
词源 2
From Middle English religiouse, religious, religius, religeous, from Anglo-Norman religieus, religius, from Old French religious, religieux, and their source, Latin religiōsus (“religious, superstitious, conscientious”), from religiō. Doublet of religieux.
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