# religious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/ · frequency rank #1,497

## Definitions
1. Concerning religion.
2. Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.
3. Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.
4. Belonging or pertaining to a religious order.

## Etymology
From Middle English religiouse, religious, religius, religeous, from Anglo-Norman religieus, religius, from Old French religious, religieux, and their source, Latin religiōsus (“religious, superstitious, conscientious”), from religiō. Doublet of religieux.

## Easily confused with
- **religiously** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/religious-vs-religiously)
- **religion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/religion-vs-religious)
- **religions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/religions-vs-religious)

## Common misspellings (12)
`erligious`, `reilgious`, `relgiious`, `religgious`, `religiosu`, `religiouss`, `religiuos`, `religoius`, `reliigous`, `relligious`, `rleigious`, `rreligious`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/religious