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- believing in and worshipping a superhuman controlling power or powers, especially a personal God or gods信教的, 虔诚的：
both men were deeply religious, intelligent, and moralistic.
两个人都笃信宗教, 有才智, 也很讲道德。
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- (of a belief or practice) forming part of someone's thought about or worship of a divine being宗教的：
he has strong religious convictions.
他有强烈的宗教信念。
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- of or relating to the worship of or a doctrine concerning a divine being or beings（与）宗教崇拜（有关）的; （与）宗教教义（有关）的：
religious music.
宗教音乐。
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- belonging or relating to a monastic order or other group of people who are united by their practice of religion宗教教派的; 宗教教团的：
religious houses were built on ancient pagan sites.
古代异教徒遗址上建造了寺院。
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- treated or regarded with a devotion and scrupulousness appropriate to worship如敬神般认真的, 如虔诚拜神般严谨的; 极其严谨的, 十分认真的：
I have a religious aversion to reading manuals.
我极度厌烦阅读手册。
派生词
religiously
adverbreligiousness
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin religiosus, from religio 'reverence, obligation' （see RELIGION）.