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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{IPA|/rɪˈlɪdʒəs/}}
* {{SAMPA|/r`I"lIdZ@s/}}
* {{audio|en-us-religious.ogg|US}}

== Adjective ==
{{adj|more=true}}
# If something is '''religious''', it is related to or about [[religion]].
#: '''''Religious''' beliefs can be very important in choosing a marriage partner.''
#: ''All of the major '''religious''' traditions regard theft and murder as evil.''
# If someone is '''religious''', they believe in a religion and follow its rules.
#: ''Because Buddhism forbids the wearing of shoes on pagoda grounds, the deeply '''religious''' Mon troops remain barefoot while climbing a rocky cliff there.''
# If someone is '''religious''' about doing something, they do it on a regular schedule or every chance that they get.
#: ''We have been less than '''religious''' about our daily exercise.''

=== Antonyms ===
* [[secular]]

=== Related words ===
* [[religion]]
* [[religiously]]

[[Category:Religion]]