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

adj. having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity; "a religious man"; "religious attitude"

adj. extremely scrupulous and conscientious; "religious in observing the rules of health"

adj. relating to o concerned with or dedicated to service in a religion: "religious texts"; "religious liberty"; "a monk of a religious order"

spiritual

adj. concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; "religious texts"; "a member of a religious order"; "lords temporal and spiritual"; "spiritual leaders"; "spiritual songs"

godly, reverent, worshipful

adj. showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life"

orthodox

adj. adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world"

pious

adj. having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"

spiritual

adj. concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love"

dedicated, dedicated to, devoted to

adj. solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"

pious, devout, godfearing, god-fearing, God-fearing

adj. devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken

holy, hallowed

adj. belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power

buttery, fulsome, smarmy, unctuous

adj. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"

godly, reverent, worshipful

adj. showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life"

divine, godly

adj. emanating from God; "divine judgment"; "divine guidance"; "everything is black1 or white...satanic or godly"-Saturday Review

pious

adj. having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"

conscientious, principled

adj. (scrupulous)

divine

adj. devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity; "divine worship"; "divine liturgy"

unutterable, ineffable, unspeakable, unnameable

adj. too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity"

inspirational

adj. imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul

inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanct

adj. must be kept sacred

numinous

adj. evincing the presence of a deity; "a numinous wood"; "the most numinous moment in the Mass"

reverend, sublime, revered, reverenced, venerated

adj. worthy of adoration or reverence

taboo, tabu

adj. forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

irreligious

adj. hostile or indifferent to religion

lay, temporal, laic, secular, worldly, laical

adj. concerned with secular rather than sacred matters; "lords temporal and spiritual"

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