1. (

• religious

) a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience ;

1. (

• religious ,
• spiritual

) 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" ;

2. (

• religious

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

3. (

• religious ,

) of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows; "the religious or regular clergy conducts the service" ;

4. (

• religious

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