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religious person

religious person

38 2.3
A person who strongly believes in a faith and follows its ways
  • noun
  • /rɪˈlɪdʒəs ˈpɜrsən/
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  • She's a very religious person.
  • religious person's beliefs
  • religious people believe
  • deeply religious people

It's always the very religious people that are against it.

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Examples

  • Many religious people show strong devotion through their daily practices and rituals.

  • I am a very religious person and I had a great grandfather who I never truly knew if he believed in the Lord or not.

  • It's always the very religious people that are against it.

  • I am the best religious person in the world.

  • I also know that many religious people, first thing they do is judge.

  • I mean, the common line that religious people use is everything happens for a reason.

  • What, what is that connection that certain religious people draw with it?

  • - Are you a religious person?

  • It's a very different story with some of the religious people involved here and their supporters.

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  • I would say that I'm a religious person, OK?

Synonyms

believer
vsreligious person
343 3.2

A person who accepts something as true and often supports it, for example a religion or idea

emphasizes deep active devotion rather than mere belief acceptance
worshiper
vsreligious person
  • US
19 3.2

A person who goes to a place like a church to show respect to someone they think is holy

is not limited to acts performed only during formal services
religionist
vsreligious person
5 8.4

A person who strongly follows and practices a religion

does not display marked zeal or public show
holy person
vsreligious person
1 4.5

A person people respect for being very religious and thought to help others with prayer

focuses on devotion rather than exceptional purity or virtue
votary
vsreligious person
  • Literature
1 9.9

A person who spends their life in religious practice

does not require formal vows or binding commitments

Antonyms

A person who does not believe in any god or take part in worship

How Religious

devout
55 5.7
religious person
38 2.3
believer
343 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

religious + person

The meaning 'a person who shows strong devotion to a religion' is directly compositional from 'religious' (showing belief in religion) + 'person' (a human individual). This standard adjective+noun construction is cross-linguistically common and should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Religious person paints a clear picture: religious means strong faith and person means someone who lives that faith. Imagine someone who prays, goes to worship, and follows the rules every day. So it means 'a person who shows strong devotion to a religion or god'.