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religiously

religiously

15 3.9
In a way that follows a belief in a god or gods
  • adverb
  • /rɪˈlɪdʒəsli/
translation icon : religiosamente
  • Those values are about belonging to a stable traditional society, almost always religiously framed.
  • religiously affiliated
  • religiously observant
  • religiously grounded

Well, how would that be conceptualized religiously?

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Examples

  • How much weight should the judge give to religiously informed perceptions?

    Academic text (1994)
  • The problem is that even in its secularized form, Christmas is not religiously neutral.

    Academic text (1992)
  • I could imagine, after all, what it was like to feel and think religiously.

    Academic text (2008)
  • And it is a religiously based system of ethics.

  • Officials suspect that the blast is related to the recent attack in Chicago which many now believe may have been religiously motivated.

  • Before the war, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was part of one of the most ethnically and religiously diverse countries in Europe.

  • With 78% of the population self-identifying as Christian, South Dakota is also religiously homogenous.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The YPG are religiously tolerant moderates who have fought effectively against ISIS with little outside support.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Many people in the community gather religiously every Sunday to attend services.

  • The festival was celebrated religiously, with participants honoring their traditions through prayer and rituals.

Synonyms

devoutly
vsreligiously
8 7.0

With deep religious feeling and strong faith

is more general and does not imply deep personal faith
piously
vsreligiously
3 7.4

In a deeply religious way

is more general and does not stress reverent sincerity
devotionally
vsreligiously
7.4

In a way that shows deep religious feeling and quiet prayer

is more general and does not focus on prayer or specific worship acts

How Religious

devoutly
8 7.0
religiously
15 3.9
ritually
3 6.4

Surface Forms

religiously positive

Morphology

religiously = religious (transparent) = religious + ly

The adverb is formed by the regular addition of '-ly' to the adjective 'religious', yielding 'in a religious manner'.

Etymology

The word religiously comes from religion, which originally meant being 'bound' to certain beliefs, from the parts re- 'again' and ligare 'to bind'. So, religiously can mean 'in a way that relates to religion'.