religious

Etymology

From Middle English religiouse, religious, religius, religeous, from Anglo-Norman religieus, religius, from Old French religious, religieux, and their source, Latin religiōsus (“religious, superstitious, conscientious”), from religiō. Doublet of religieux.

adj

1. Concerning religion.
   It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.
   The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States. September 17, 1787, Constitutional Convention, Constitution of the United States, Philadelphia, page 4
   Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film. 3 March 2014, Zoe Alderton, “‘Snapewives’ and ‘Snapeism’: A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions, volume 5, number 1, MDPI, →DOI, archived from the original on 2014-12-20, pages 219–257
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.

noun

1. A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.
   Towards the end of the seventh century the monks of Fleury … clandestinely excavated the body of Benedict himself, plus the corpse of his even more shadowy sister and fellow religious, Scholastica. 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 354