Definition of Religious

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Religious

Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious society; a religious sect; a religious place; religious subjects, books, teachers, houses, wars.

Possessing, or conforming to, religion; pious; godly; as, a religious man, life, behavior, etc.

Scrupulously faithful or exact; strict.

Belonging to a religious order; bound by vows.

A person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from secular concern, and devoted to a life of piety and religion; a monk or friar; a nun.

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Religious Quotations

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.
Thomas Jefferson

I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or admit a right of inquiry into the religious opinions of others.
Thomas Jefferson

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
Dalai Lama

I am a deeply religious nonbeliever - this is a somewhat new kind of religion.
Albert Einstein

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
Abraham Lincoln

A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.
Mohandas Gandhi

I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality.
Mohandas Gandhi

Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.
Mohandas Gandhi

I claim that human mind or human society is not divided into watertight compartments called social, political and religious. All act and react upon one another.
Mohandas Gandhi

I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting either for me or against me solely on account of my religious affiliation. It is not relevant.
John F. Kennedy

Religious Translations

religious in Afrikaans is godsdienstig
religious in Dutch is religieus, godsdienstig, gelovig
religious in Italian is religioso
religious in Portuguese is religioso
religious in Spanish is religioso

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