Synonyms for religious

Most common

pious · spiritual · sacred · devout

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Adjective

Antonyms

secular, anti-religious, irreligious

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Concerning religion.

   It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues.

Related words

Word family

religiously religiousness religion religionism religionist religiosity

Phrases

religious service religious studies religious text religious freedom religious liberty religious order religious police

From weakest to strongest

1. atheistic
2. worldly
3. secular
4. religious
5. moral
6. spiritual
7. sacred
8. pious
9. devout

From the opposite of religious, on the left, to its strongest synonyms, on the right.

Example sentences

• spiritual They gave him both material and spiritual support.
• sacred The national sovereignty is sacred and inviolable.
• devout Sami came from a deeply-devout conservative family.
• pious Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
• monastic The monastic life is no life for me.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

holy²

5 letters

moral², exact², rigid², pious², godly²

6 letters

sacred², divine², strict¹, solemn², devout²

8 letters

monastic³, reverent³, religist

9 letters

spiritual⁴, righteous², prayerful²

10 letters

devotional⁴, scrupulous³

13 letters

conscientious⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (holy² = 2 syllables).