nnoun.persona member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedienceDerivationally Related Form:religious
Hypernyms:religious person
Inherited Hypernyms:religiousreligious personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:religiousreligious personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:BenedictineJesuitcenobitecoenobiteeremitefriarmendicantmonasticmonknunsuperiorvotary
Instance Hyponyms:Merton Thomas Merton
Full Hyponyms:abbeabbessabbotanchoriteaugustinianaustin friarbenedictinebrothercarmelitecarthusiancenobitedominicaneremitefranciscanfriarjesuitmonkmothernunpriorsistersuperiortrappistvotary
adj satadj.allconcerned with sacred matters or religion or the churchSynset:spiritual
Examples:- religious texts
- a member of a religious order
- lords temporal and spiritual
- spiritual leaders
- spiritual songs
Antonyms:profane
Derivationally Related Form:religiosityreligiousnessreligion
Inherited Hypernyms:religious
Similar to:sacred
adjadj.allhaving or showing belief in and reverence for a deityExamples:- a religious man
- religious attitude
Antonyms:irreligious
Derivationally Related Form:religiousnessreligion
Inherited Hypernyms:religious
Similar to:churchgoing churchly devout god-fearing interfaith
See also:pious
adjadj.allof or relating to clergy bound by monastic vowsExamples:- the religious or regular clergy conducts the service
Antonyms:secular
Derivationally Related Form:religious
Inherited Hypernyms:religious
adj satadj.allextremely scrupulous and conscientiousExamples:- religious in observing the rules of health
Antonyms:unscrupulous
Derivationally Related Form:religiousness
Inherited Hypernyms:religious
Similar to:scrupulous