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as in sacred
of, relating to, or used in the practice or worship services of a religion
Johann Sebastian Bach wrote some of the most beautiful religious music in the world
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as in pious
showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue
a deeply religious woman who eventually decided to quit her job and to become a nun
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as in passionate
having or expressing great depth of feeling
a woman known for embracing various causes with a religious enthusiasm
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as in nun
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Recent Examples of religious
Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026
It is considered holy by Judaism, Islam and Christianity and home to key religious sites like the Western Wall, the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
—Dan Mangan,emma Graham,hugh Leask,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Laura Rodríguez Presa, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2020
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Adjective
The right to peacefully protest is protected, as is the right to exercise one’s religious beliefs.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026
It is considered holy by Judaism, Islam and Christianity and home to key religious sites like the Western Wall, the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
—Dan Mangan,emma Graham,hugh Leask,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Noun
As a young religious, Bishop-elect Lombardo did missionary work in Bolivia and Honduras.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2020
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Adjective
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Plus, student sections are a sacred tradition in college football.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Hazardous waste, air pollution, damage to sacred cultural sites and water and energy consumption are real concerns with lithium extraction.—
Daniela Flores,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The aim wasn’t to make the chatbot Bible-thumping or pious.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
26 May 2026
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Maria, austere and deeply pious, runs the business with an iron hand, obsessed with making the family’s origins forgotten.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Tastad explained that their design team has extensive experience with the brand and is passionate about digging into its archives for design inspiration and re-imagining many of the vintage styles.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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Becker has long been passionate about this subject, sensitive to the common critique that California native plants look less than spectacular come summertime.—
Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Like the nun Beate before her, Susanna seems destined, as punishment for her overwhelming ardor, to be walled into the convent.—
Caroline Lillian Schopp,
Artforum,
13 May 2026
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There was an assault on a nun in Jerusalem.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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The twice-weekly two-hour temazcal experience, led by a local Mayan shaman, guides participants through an ancestral purification ritual focused on physical and spiritual detoxification.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Ben Tzur understands the spiritual kernel of this process, having studied under Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar in the ancient dhrupad tradition, where rhythmic Vedic chants achieve a similar effect.—
Arman Khan,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
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His Baptist parents raised him in the church, and his mother was particularly devout.—
Rachel Cole,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
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As devout Sunni Muslims, many Uyghur fighters sympathized with the largely Sunni Islamist militias, especially those that became part of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an alliance of militia groups, including Jabhat al-Nusra, which until 2016 was affiliated with al-Qaida.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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At Fox, Collier became known for his passional embrace of blockchain, NFTs and the whole Web3 space.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2022
Noun
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And a new feature called side-slip control enabled even novice drivers to slide through corners like Ken Block.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
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To make the process even easier for novices, the M2 leverages AI to detect the type of materials inserted and automatically adjust the settings for cutting, engraving, or just scoring to make thinner materials easier to flex and fold.—
Andrew Liszewski,
The Verge,
27 May 2026
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“Religious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/religious. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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