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.
   宗教事務已經恢復。
2. People think she's a freak just because she's religious.
   就因為她信教，人們就把她當成怪物。
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.
   他因對宗教的疑懼而十分煩惱。
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，和傳教有關的：
例句：
a religious text.
宗教的文章

Extremely scrupulous or conscientious:
細心的：極端嚴謹或認真的：
例句：
religious devotion to duty.
極度忠于職守的精神

n.（名詞）
【復數(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).
.認識到我們所不能理解的事物確實存在…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：
例句：
Devout Moslems observe Ramadan punctiliously.
虔誠的穆斯林準時地遵守齋月。

Pious stresses dutiful, reverential discharge of religious duties:
Pious 強調恭敬服從地、出于尊敬地執(zhí)行宗教義務：
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束了演講，但是把其中的一條 從桌子上擦除了. （莎士比亞）