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religiose

American  
[ri-lij-ee-ohs, -lij-ee-ohs] / rɪˌlɪdʒ iˈoʊs, -ˈlɪdʒ iˌoʊs /

adjective

  1. characterized by religiosity.


religiose British  
/ rɪˈlɪdʒɪˌəʊs, rɪˌlɪdʒɪˈɒsɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. affectedly or extremely pious; sanctimoniously religious

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of religiose

1850–55; < Latin religiōsus; see religious

Example Sentences

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At its best, however, fans can feel part of something wonderful, complicated, even religiose, something much larger than themselves and generations old.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 2, 2019

He was playing well, and in that uniquely religiose American way he attributed this to his mother, who was watching from heaven and urging him on.

From The Guardian • May 10, 2013

As well an airplane-disaster movie, Flight is a solemn and faintly anti-climactic tale of personal growth and moral choices, with some religiose murmurings about survival and fate.

From The Guardian • Jan. 31, 2013

"Richmond's March" is also serious, and is marked "religiose," an allusion to his well-known habit of praying!

From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher

Illi qui religiose volunt stare in eremis sint tres aut quatuor ad plus.

From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Houghton, Louise Seymour

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