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religious

религиозный

Meaning of religious

faith-related

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EN-UK/rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
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religious with Russian translation

religious usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Религиозная процессия проходит по старому кварталу каждую весну.

A religious procession moves through the old quarter every spring.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Религиозные лидеры объясняют толпе смысл обряда.

Religious leaders talk about the meaning of the ritual to the crowd.

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religious belongs to the topic "Culture and Traditions of Countries". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

religiousрелигиозный
showerдуш
elevatorлифт
towelполотенце
TVтелевизор
viewвид
breakfastзавтрак

religious synonyms

Related words worth learning together

devout
deeply committed to and observant of a religion; often about people's practice
pious
devoutly religious; can be formal and sometimes implies sanctimoniousness
spiritual
focused on inner life or spirit rather than organized religion; can be non-religious
sacred
regarded with reverence and set apart from the ordinary; often about places, objects or concepts
holy
having a divine quality; used for people, places, days or objects regarded as sacred
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devout

deeply committed to and observant of a religion; often about people's practice

B2Rarely

A devout family prays together every morning.

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pious

devoutly religious; can be formal and sometimes implies sanctimoniousness

B2Rarely

His pious remarks sounded hypocritical to some listeners.

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spiritual

focused on inner life or spirit rather than organized religion; can be non-religious

B1Very Often

She describes herself as spiritual rather than religious.

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sacred

regarded with reverence and set apart from the ordinary; often about places, objects or concepts

B2Very Often

The temple is considered a sacred site by many worshippers.

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holy

having a divine quality; used for people, places, days or objects regarded as sacred

B2Very Often

Many pilgrims came to pray at the holy shrine.

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church-related

connected specifically to a church institution or its activities

B1Often

The program is church-related and held at the parish hall.

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clerical

relating to clergy or to office/administrative work; in religion, about clergy or their duties

B2Often

Clerical duties in the parish include keeping records and preparing services.

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theological

relating to theology or the study and interpretation of religious doctrines

B2Often

They had a long theological discussion about the nature of faith.

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religious meaning: what does it mean?

faith-related

religious pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

religious is pronounced as /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

religious definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

A religious procession moves through the old quarter every spring. Translation: Религиозная процессия проходит по старому кварталу каждую весну.

Is religious part of Culture and Traditions of Countries vocabulary?

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