Pertaining or relating to religion; as a religious society; a religious sect; a religious place; religious subjects.

Pious; godly; loving and reverencing the Supreme Being and obeying his precepts; as a religious man.

Devoted to the practice of religion; as a religious life.

Teaching religion; containing religious subject or the doctrines and precepts of religion, or the discussion of topics of religion; as a religious book.

Exact; strict; such as religion requires; as a religious observance of vows or promises.

Engaged by vows to a monastic life; as a religious order or fraternity.

Appropriated to the performance of sacred or religious duties; as a religious house.

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