religious: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 10 letter points · starts with R · ends with S
Meaning of religious
adj
Concerning religion.
Example: It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.
Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.
Example: I was much less religious as a teenager than I am now.
Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.
Example: I'm a religious fan of college basketball.
Belonging or pertaining to a religious order.
Example: religious clergy
Source: Wiktionary — religious.
noun
A member of a religious order, congregation, or certain other forms of consecrated life, i.e. a monk, nun, sister, brother, friar, or other religious priest.
Listed forms: religiouses.
Source: Wiktionary — religious.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for religious.
adjective
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is religious in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of religious
R(1) + E(1) + L(1) + I(1) + G(2) + I(1) + O(1) + U(1) + S(1) = 10 points.
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Anagrams of religious
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from religious
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