religious

adj 1: relating to or concerned with religion or spiritual things;

especially dedicated to service in a religion; "a monk

of a religious order"; "spiritual leaders"; "religious

books"; "spiritual songs" [syn: {spiritual}]

2: concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church;

"religious texts"; "monks of a religious order"; "lords

temporal and spiritual"; "spiritual leaders"; "spiritual

songs" [syn: {spiritual}]

3: having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity; "a

religious man"; "religious attitude" [ant: {irreligious}]

4: extremely scrupulous and conscientious; "religious in

observing the rules of health"

n : a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of

poverty and chastity and obedience