quasi-religious

2 8.3

Showing very strong belief and feeling like worship

adjective
/ˈkwɑːzaɪ rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

: cuasi religioso

His devotion to his work was almost quasi-religious in its intensity.

Examples

Some political movements take on a quasi-religious fervor among their followers.
The festival has a quasi-religious significance for the local community.
His beliefs are quasi-religious in nature.
The group held quasi-religious rituals every month.
Some political movements take on a quasi-religious fervor among their followers.
His devotion to his work was almost quasi-religious in its intensity.
The festival has a quasi-religious significance for the local community.

Synonyms

semireligious

vsquasi-religious

1 7.7

Partly like a religion but not fully part of it

is the same meaning expressed as a general resemblance to religion

pseudoreligious

vsquasi-religious

1 9.4

Like a religion but only for show

implies mere appearance rather than actually sharing religious characteristics

semisacred

vsquasi-religious

7.3

People treat it as partly holy but do not fully worship it

focuses on sacredness while the key covers broader religious traits

Antonyms

secular

165 4.7

Not connected with religion, about everyday and public life

irreligious

3 8.6

Not interested in religion or being against it

How Religious

devout

53 5.7

religious

∞ 2.7

spiritual

592 4.8

quasi-religious

2 8.3

secular

165 4.7

Surface Forms

quasi-religious positive

Morphology

quasi-religious = religious (transparent) = quasi + religious

The meaning is directly derived from the productive prefix 'quasi' ('resembling') added to 'religious', yielding 'resembling religious'.

Etymology

The word quasi-religious comes from the Latin prefix quasi- meaning 'as if' or 'almost' and religious, which relates to 'religion' and strong belief. So something called quasi-religious looks or feels almost like a religion, for example a ceremony or deep devotion, but is not a real religion.