believing in and worshipping a superhuman controlling power or powers, especially a personal God or gods 信教的,虔诚的 both men were deeply religious, intelligent, and moralistic. 两个人都笃信宗教,有才智,也很讲道德。 ■(of a belief or practice) forming part of someone's thought about or worship of a divine being 宗教的 he has strong religious convictions. 他有强烈的宗教信念。 ■of or relating to the worship of or a doctrine concerning a divine being or beings (与)宗教崇拜(有关)的;(与)宗教教义(有关)的 religious music. 宗教音乐。 ■belonging or relating to a monastic order or other group of people who are united by their practice of religion 宗教教派的;宗教教团的 religious houses were built on ancient pagan sites. 古代异教徒遗址上建造了寺院。 ■treated or regarded with a devotion and scrupulousness appropriate to worship 如崇敬神灵般认真的;严谨到像虔诚拜神一样的,十分认真的 I have a religious aversion to reading manuals. 我极度厌烦阅读手册。
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a person bound by monastic vows 修士,修女;出家人
派生 religiously adverb religiousness noun 语源
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin religiosus, from religio 'reverence, obligation' (see religion)