religious
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1. a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | religious person, |
| definition | : | a person who manifests devotion to a deity (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | friar, mendicant, |
| definition | : | a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | monastic, monk, |
| definition | : | a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | benedictine, |
| definition | : | a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | jesuit, |
| definition | : | a member of the Jesuit order (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | nun, |
| definition | : | a woman religious (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | eremite, |
| definition | : | a Christian recluse (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | cenobite, coenobite, |
| definition | : | a member of a religious order living in common (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | superior, |
| definition | : | the head of a religious community (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | votary, |
| definition | : | one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | merton, thomas merton, |
| definition | : | United States religious and writer (1915-1968) (noun.person) |
2. having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity (adj.all)
| similar | : | churchgoing, |
| definition | : | actively practicing a religion (adj.all) |
| similar | : | churchly, |
| definition | : | resembling or suggesting or appropriate to a church (adj.all) |
| similar | : | interfaith, |
| definition | : | involving persons of different religious faiths (adj.all) |
| also | : | pious, |
| definition | : | having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity (adj.all) |
3. concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church (adj.all)
| similar | : | sacred, |
| definition | : | concerned with religion or religious purposes (adj.all) |
4. extremely scrupulous and conscientious (adj.all)
| similar | : | scrupulous, |
| definition | : | having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled (adj.all) |
5. a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience (noun.person)
| derivation | : | religious, |
| definition | : | of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows (adj.all) |
6. of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows (adj.all)
| antonym | : | secular, |
| definition | : | of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | religious, |
| definition | : | a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience (noun.person) |
7. having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity (adj.all)
| antonym | : | irreligious, |
| definition | : | hostile or indifferent to religion (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | faith, religion, religious belief, |
| definition | : | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny (noun.cognition) |
8. concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church (adj.all)
9. extremely scrupulous and conscientious (adj.all)
| derivation | : | religiousness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being extremely conscientious (noun.attribute) |
10. a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience (noun.person)
| derivation | : | religious, |
| definition | : | of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows (adj.all) |
11. of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows (adj.all)
| antonym | : | secular, |
| definition | : | of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | religious, |
| definition | : | a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience (noun.person) |
12. having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity (adj.all)
| antonym | : | irreligious, |
| definition | : | hostile or indifferent to religion (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | faith, religion, religious belief, |
| definition | : | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny (noun.cognition) |
13. concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church (adj.all)
14. extremely scrupulous and conscientious (adj.all)
| derivation | : | religiousness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being extremely conscientious (noun.attribute) |
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