religious

religious
adjective
1) (pious) religiös; fromm
2) (concerned with religion) Glaubens[freiheit, -eifer]; Religions[freiheit, -unterricht, -kenntnisse]; religiös [Überzeugung, Zentrum]
3) (of monastic order) religiös [Orden]

religious community — Ordensgemeinschaft, die

4) (scrupulous) peinlich [Sorgfalt, Genauigkeit]
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adjective
1) (of religion: religious education; a religious leader/instructor.) Religions-...
2) (following the rules, forms of worship etc of a religion: a religious man.) religiös
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re·li·gious
[rɪˈlɪʤəs]
adj
1. (of religion) religiöse(r, s), Religions-
\religious bigotry Frömmelei f
\religious creed/organization Glaubensbekenntnis nt/-gemeinschaft f
\religious denomination [religiöses] Bekenntnis, Konfession f
\religious education/practice Religionsunterricht m/-ausübung f
\religious equality Gleichstellung f der Religionen
\religious fanatic religiöser Fanatiker/religiöse Fanatikerin
\religious zealot religiöser Eiferer/religiöse Eiferin
\religious fervour [or AM fervor] [or zeal] religiöser Eifer
\religious festival religiöses Fest
\religious freedom [or liberty] Religionsfreiheit f, Glaubensfreiheit f
\religious holiday religiöser Feiertag
\religious observance religiöse Pflicht
\religious persecution Verfolgung f aufgrund der Religionszugehörigkeit
\religious service Gottesdienst m
\religious retreat (place for religious meditation) religiöser Einkehrort; (for Roman Catholics) Exerzitien pl
\religious tradition/upbringing religiöser Brauch/religiöse Erziehung
2. (pious) religiös, fromm
deeply \religious tief religiös
3. (fig: meticulous) gewissenhaft
to be very \religious about doing sth eifrig darauf bedacht sein, etw zu tun
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[rI'lɪdZəs]
1. adj
1) religiös; order geistlich

religious freedom/war — Glaubens- or Religionsfreiheit f/-krieg m

religious education or instruction (Sch) — Religionsunterricht m

religious holiday — kirchlicher Feiertag

religious leader — Religionsführer(in) m(f)

religious zeal — Glaubenseifer m

2) (= having religious beliefs) person gläubig; (= pious) fromm

she is a religious maniac or lunatic — sie ist eine religiöse Fanatikerin

3) (fig: conscientious) gewissenhaft; silence ehrfürchtig
2. n
Ordensmann m, Ordensfrau f

the Religious pldie Ordensleute pl

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religious [rıˈlıdʒəs]
A adj (adv religiously)
1. religiös, Religions…:
religious book;
religious education (oder instruction) SCHULE Religion(sunterricht) f(m);
religious holiday kirchlicher Feiertag;
religious liberty Religionsfreiheit f;
religious wars Religionskriege;
religious zeal Glaubenseifer m
2. religiös, fromm:
I’m not a religious man ich bin nicht religiös
3. ordensgeistlich, Ordens…:
religious order geistlicher Orden
4. fig äußerst gewissenhaft:
with religious care mit peinlicher Sorgfalt
5. fig andächtig (Schweigen etc)
B pl -gious s
1. Ordensbruder m, -schwester f, Mönch m, Nonne f
2. the religious koll die Gläubigen pl:
thousands of the religious Tausende von Gläubigen
relig. abk
1. religion
2. religious (religiously) relig.
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adjective
1) (pious) religiös; fromm
2) (concerned with religion) Glaubens[freiheit, -eifer]; Religions[freiheit, -unterricht, -kenntnisse]; religiös [Überzeugung, Zentrum]
3) (of monastic order) religiös [Orden]

religious community — Ordensgemeinschaft, die

4) (scrupulous) peinlich [Sorgfalt, Genauigkeit]
* * *
adj.
fromm adj.
gewissenhaft adj.
gläubig adj.
religiös adj.
religös adj.

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