religiously

[ri-lij-uhs-lee]

adverb

1. in a way that is related to or concerned with religion.

   We believe matters of faith should be handled by religiously educated staff.

2. faithfully, sincerely, and with pious devotion.

   The tribe religiously observes the rite of ancestral veneration as an integral part of their cultural heritage.

3. with scrupulous or conscientious regularity or diligence.

   Initially I took composting very seriously; I made a perfectly square pair of bins for composting and turned my piles religiously.

4. habitually or without fail.

   Religiously, every Saturday night, I recorded my favorite comedy show on BBC Radio.

Other Word Forms

• antireligiously adverb
• nonreligiously adverb
• overreligiously adverb
• pseudoreligiously adverb
• quasi-religiously adverb
• ultrareligiously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of religiously¹

religious ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

It made the now 34-year-old the kind of person who religiously applies sunscreen multiple times a day and rarely leaves the house without a hat.

From BBC

And Sadr's disappearance also arguably changed the fate of the world's most politically, religiously and ethnically volatile region - the Middle East.

From BBC

There were the athletes who wore their Oakleys religiously.

From Los Angeles Times

They appeared in youth court in Leicester in December charged with racially or religiously aggravated common assault, which they admitted.

From BBC

The region's police forces also recorded 361 racial or religiously aggravated assaults in the six months following the Southport attacks, a 20% increase when comparing the same time period in the previous year.

From BBC

Related Words

• automatically 
• commonly 
• faithfully 
• frequently 
• repeatedly 
• routinely 
• systematically 
• usually