词组 | religious |
释义 | religious /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/ adjective 1. relating to religionnounsreligious belief/faith It is important to respect other people’s religious beliefs.a religious leader Religious leaders called for the book to be banned.a religious group/minority The constitution guarantees the rights of religious minorities.a religious experience He claimed that he had some kind of religious experience.religious education Children receive classes in religious education at school.a religious ceremony The building was used for religious ceremonies.religious freedom The country has a very poor record on religious freedom and human rights.religious persecution/discrimination (=unkind or unfair treatment of people because of their religion) Many people moved to America in order to escape religious persecution.religious bigotry (=strong and unreasonable beliefs which cause someone to hate people who belong to a different religion) Religious bigotry has no place in the modern world.phrasesfor religious reasons They don’t eat pork for religious reasons.THESAURUS: religious spiritualneeds | values | dimension | life | journey | leader relating to matters of the human spirit, rather than the physical world: We tend to ignore people’s spiritual needs, and focus too much on material things. | Spiritual values are more important than material ones. | He is the spiritual leader of millions of people. holyBible | city | man | war | water | mountain | month connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way: The words are written in the Holy Bible. | They went on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. | A Sadhu is a Hindu holy man. | They believe they are fighting a holy war. | The priest puts some holy water on the child’s head. sacredplace | text | music | ritual | relic | flame | mountain connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way: This place is sacred to both Jews and Muslims. | the Hindu sacred texts | In India, cows are considered sacred. theologicalcollege | training | education | issue | debate relating to the study of religion or to religious beliefs: After four years of theological college he wasn't at all certain of what he believed. | I've been very interested in theological debate about whether women should be able to become priests. secularsociety | state | country | government | ruler | authority | education | music | laws | matters | system not relating to religion or controlled by a religious authority: In the UK we live in a much more secular society. | He established Turkey's modern, secular government in 1923. | The choir sings both sacred and secular music.2. believing strongly in a religion and obeying its rulesadverbsdeeply/devoutly religious (=very religious) My father was a deeply religious man. | Sir Isaac Newton was a devoutly religious man.nounsa religious man/woman/person/family Ted comes from a very religious family.THESAURUS: religious devout having a very strong belief in a religion: Her mother was a devout Catholic and she did not want her to get divorced. | Devout Muslims pray five times a day. | They are deeply devout and they always go to church every Sunday. orthodox believing in the traditional beliefs, laws, and practices of a religion: He came from a family of orthodox Jews. | In the 1960s, many people started to turn away from orthodox religion. fundamentalist disapproving having extreme traditional beliefs: Fundamentalist groups support suicide attacks on foreigners. | Some fundamentalist Christians object to stories such as ‘The Wizard of Oz’. | In some fundamentalist Islamic societies, girls are not allowed to go to school.Ways of saying that someone is not religiousAn atheist is someone who does not believe there is a God. An agnostic is someone who believes that people cannot know if God exists or not. |
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