Definition of "religious" in English

adjective

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 more 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. (Christianity) Belonging or pertaining to a religious order.

   • Near-synonym: monastic
   • religious clergy
   • religious priest
   • religious sister
   • religious brother

noun

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.