religious | Definition of religious

1 of, relating to, or used in the practice or worship services of a religion

Johann Sebastian Bach wrote some of the most beautiful religious music in the world

Synonyms of religious

devotional, sacred, spiritual

Words Related to religious

blessed (also blest), consecrated, hallowed, holy, sacrosanct, sanctified

solemn

liturgical, ritual, sacramental

semireligious, semisacred

Near Antonyms of religious

earthly, mundane, terrene, terrestrial, worldly

Antonyms of religious

nonreligious, profane, secular

2 showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue

a deeply religious woman who eventually decided to quit her job and to become a nun

Synonyms of religious

devout, godly, holy, pious, sainted, saintly

Words Related to religious

ascetic (also ascetical), prayerful, reverent, reverential, spiritual, worshipful

pietistic, religiose

beatified, blessed (also blest), canonized, venerable

angelic (or angelical), cherubic

chaste, moral, pure, righteous, upright, virtuous

Near Antonyms of religious

blasphemous, desecrating, irreverent, profanatory, profane, sacrilegious

nonreligious, secular, unspiritual, worldly

backsliding, unfaithful

black, evil, immoral, iniquitous, miscreant, sinful, sinning, unrighteous, wicked

Antonyms of religious

antireligious, faithless, godless, impious, irreligious, ungodly, unholy

3 having or expressing great depth of feeling

a woman known for embracing various causes with a religious enthusiasm

Synonyms of religious

ardent, blazing, burning, charged, demonstrative, emotional, fervent, fervid, feverish, fiery, flaming, glowing, hot-blooded, impassioned, incandescent, intense, passional, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, superheated, torrid, vehement, warm, warm-blooded

Words Related to religious

gushing, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary

histrionic, melodramatic

enthusiastic, gung ho, keen, zealous

enamored, infatuated, obsessed

uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained

frenzied, orgiastic, overemotional, overexcited, overheated

Phrases Synonymous with religious

on fire

Near Antonyms of religious

detached, dry, impersonal, objective

reserved, undemonstrative

Antonyms of religious

cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional

Synonyms and Antonyms of religious

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