名詞 religious:

1. a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience

形容詞 religious:

1. concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
   同義詞：spiritual
2. having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
3. extremely scrupulous and conscientious

1. The religious affairs have been reestablished.
   宗教事務(wù)已經(jīng)恢復(fù)。
2. People think she's a freak just because she's religious.
   就因?yàn)樗沤蹋藗兙桶阉?dāng)成怪物。
3. Mahatma Gandhi was both a political and a religious figure in Indian history.
   甘地在印度歷史上是政治和宗教要人。
4. Mormons are a religious group founded in USA in 1830.
   摩門教派是1830年在美國成立的一個宗教團(tuán)體。
5. Secular music refers to music which is not religious.
   世俗音樂是指非宗教的音樂。
6. He was troubled by religious doubt.
   他因?qū)ψ诮痰囊蓱侄譄馈?/div>
7. These two countries had three religious wars in twenty years.
   這兩個國家在20年里發(fā)生過三次宗教上的沖突。
8. She is very religious and goes to church three times a week.
   她非常虔誠，每周去教堂三次。

re.lig.ious

adj.Abbr. rel.（形容詞）縮寫 rel.
Having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity.
虔誠的：有或顯示出對上帝或神靈的信仰或尊敬的
Of, concerned with, or teaching religion:
宗教的：傳教的，和傳教有關(guān)的：
例句：
a religious text.
宗教的文章

Extremely scrupulous or conscientious:
細(xì)心的：極端嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)或認(rèn)真的：
例句：
religious devotion to duty.
極度忠于職守的精神

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 religious
A member of a monastic order, especially a nun or monk.
僧侶：修道院成員，尤指尼姑或和尚

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin religiôsus
源自 拉丁語 religiôsus
from religiô [religion] * see religion
源自 religiô [宗教] *參見 religion

【引伸】
relig.iously
adv.（副詞）
relig.iousness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>religious,devout,pious,sanctimoniousThese adjectives mean having or showing a belief in and veneration for God or a divine power, especially as it is reflected in the practice of religion.
這些形容詞都意味著有或顯示出對上帝或神圣力量的信仰和尊敬，特別反映在宗教行為上。
Religious implies adherence to religion in both belief and practice:
Religious 暗示著在信仰和行為兩方面對宗教的忠誠：
例句：
The cathedral at Chartres is an expression of the religious fervor of the Middle Ages.
在查特雷斯的大教堂是中世紀(jì)時期宗教熱情的表現(xiàn)之一。

例句：
.To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists . . . is at the center of true religiousness.In this sense, and in this sense only, I belong to the ranks of the devoutly religious men. (Albert Einstein).
.認(rèn)識到我們所不能理解的事物確實(shí)存在…是真正宗教性的中心。在這個意義上，也只有在這個意義上來說，我屬于虔誠地信教徒的行列. （阿爾伯特·愛因斯坦）。

Devout connotes ardent faith and sincere devotion:
Devout 指熱忱的忠誠和真誠的奉獻(xiàn)：
例句：
Devout Moslems observe Ramadan punctiliously.
虔誠的穆斯林準(zhǔn)時地遵守齋月。

Pious stresses dutiful, reverential discharge of religious duties:
Pious 強(qiáng)調(diào)恭敬服從地、出于尊敬地執(zhí)行宗教義務(wù)：
例句：
Her mother, a pious woman, attends Mass every morning. When the term refers to insincere piety, however, it is derogatory:
她的母親是一個虔誠的婦女，每天早晨都參加彌撒。 當(dāng)這個詞指不真誠的虔誠時，它是貶義的：

例句：
.It is . . . well stored with pious frauds, and . . . much better calculated for the private advantage of the preacher than the edification of the hearers. (Edmund Burke).
.這充滿了虛假的虔誠，主要是為了講道者的個人利益考慮的，而不是為了啟發(fā)和熏陶傾聽布道者. （埃德蒙德·博克）。

Sanctimonious in its modern usage always implies a hypocritical pretense of sanctity:
Sanctimonious 在現(xiàn)代的用法中常意味著偽善假裝的神圣：
例句：
.Thou conclud`st like the sanctimonious pirate, that went to sea with the Ten Commandments, but scrap`d one [Thou shalt not steal] out of the table. (Shakespeare).
.你象帶著十誡出海的假裝虔誠的海盜一樣結(jié)束了演講，但是把其中的一條 從桌子上擦除了. （莎士比亞）