Religieuse (en. Religious)

/ʁe.li.ɡjøz/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Concerning religion.

Her life choices are very religious.

Ses choix de vie sont très religieuses.

Showing a strong commitment to a religious belief.

She has deeply rooted religious convictions.

Elle a des convictions religieuses très ancrées.

Related to religious practices or rites.

Religious holidays are celebrated with fervor.

Les fêtes religieuses sont célébrées avec ferveur.

From Latin 'religiosus', meaning 'relating to religion'.

church religious

Member of a religious community linked to a church.

religieuse de l'Église

religious life

A way of life that follows the precepts of a religion.

vie religieuse

religious obligation

Moral duty related to the practice of a religion.

obligation religieuse

religion

System of beliefs concerning divinity.

religion

belief

Conviction or certainty regarding an idea, often of a spiritual nature.

croyance

cults

Practices dedicated to deities or religious principles.

cultes

Said of a very pious person, sometimes in a pejorative way.

Don't tell me she went all religious again this weekend!

Dites-moi pas qu'elle s'est encore mise en mode religieuse ce week-end !

Used to describe someone who is excessively invested in religion.

Right now, she's really religious, she talks only about that.

Là, elle est vraiment religieuse, elle ne parle que de ça.