religious

religious
adjective
  1. 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。
(复同单)
  1. a person bound by monastic vows
    修士,修女;出家人
派生
religiously
adverb
religiousness
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French, from Latin religiosus, from religio 'reverence, obligation' (see religion)
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