religieux
Americanadjective
noun
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religieux
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of religieux
First recorded in 1640–50; from French, Old French religious religious ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Across there on the left bank of the river, rises the convent of St. François, a large building, where the religieux retire from the world, yet are not too isolated.
From The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 by Charles W. Wood
As a religieux he was a most worthy minister of the Lord; as a patriot he was a hero.”
From The Philippine Islands by John Foreman
He felt the pulse of Doctor Bastwick, and reported his action to Laud, the religieux.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers by Elbert Hubbard
A like example is recorded in the life of brother Columban, published in Italian and French, in 1755, and abridged in the Relation de la Mort do quelques religieux de la Trappe, T. 4. p.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
And for the correction of this serious fault, he left Ellswold and went into France, and in a short time became a devout religieux.
From Mistress Penwick by Dutton Payne
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