religious

religious
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Pertaining to religion]
Syn. sacred, spiritual, holy, divine, theological, ethical, moral, ecclesiastical, clerical, canonical, supernatural, sacrosanct, churchly, liturgical, theistic, deistic, monotheistic, polytheistic, pantheistic, sacerdotal, priestly, pontifical, ministerial.
Ant. secular, worldly*, earthly.
2. [Adhering to a religion]
Syn. devout, pious, godly, sanctimonious, pietistic, God-fearing, orthodox, puritanical, reverent, reverential, believing, faithful, spiritual-minded, observant, practicing, church-going, evangelistic, born-again, revivalistic, fanatic, unworldly; see also Christian , holy 2 .
Ant. atheistic*, agnostic, nonbelieving.
3. [Scrupulous]
Syn. methodical, minute, thorough; see careful .
Syn.- religious stresses faith in a particular religion and constant adherence to its tenets [ to lead a religious life ] ; devout implies sincere, worshipful devotion to one's faith or religion; pious suggests scrupulous adherence to the forms of one's religion but may, in derogatory usage, connote hypocrisy [ the pious burghers who defraud their tenants ] ; sanctimonious in current usage implies a hypocritical pretense of piety or devoutness and often connotes smugness or haughtiness [ his sanctimonious disapproval of dancing ]
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. pious devout, godly, spiritual, faithful, churchgoing, theological, righteous, God-fearing, reverent, saintly.
2. careful scrupulous, exact, conscientious, rigorous, meticulous.
ANT.: 1. atheistic, nonbelieving, impious. 2. careless, slack
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Deeply concerned with God and the beliefs and practice of religion: devotional, devout, godly, holy, pietistic, pietistical, pious, prayerful, saintly. See religion. 2. In the service or worship of God or a god: divine, holy, sacred. See RELIGION. 3. Of or relating to a church or to an established religion: church, churchly, ecclesiastical, spiritual. See RELIGION.

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