religieux

[ruh-lee-zhyœ]

adjective

1. religious; devout; pious.

noun

plural

religieux 

1. a person under monastic vows.

religieux

/ rəliʒjø /

noun

1. a member of a monastic order or clerical body

Word History and Origins

Origin of religieux¹

First recorded in 1640–50; from French, Old French religious religious ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of religieux¹

C17: from Latin religiōsus religious

Example Sentences

Le simple fait d'avoir refusé à une femme l'IVG sur des critères religieux, base de la législation irl. est scandaleux en Occident fr_Zil @Moez_TN : Alors qu'ailleurs, ce serait normal. @aquinus aquinus @Moez_TN pas que des critères religieux.

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The historian describes Clotaire as a perfect paragon of Christian graces.494.“Au sixième siècle on compte 214 établissements religieux des Pyrénées à la Loire et des bouches du Rhône aux Vosges.”

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Helyot, Dict. des Ordres religieux, art.

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In his Voyage Religieux en Orient, the Abb� Michon pays homage to truth by this exclamation: 'It is a sad thing for Christian nations that religious tolerance, the great law of charity between the peoples, should have been taught by Mussulmans.'

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I. II. 180-4, 242, 251, 340, 347, 352, 354, 356.—Religieux de S. Denis, Hist. de Charles VI.,

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