religious person
- noun
- /rɪˈlɪdʒəs ˈpɜrsən/
- 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.
- It's always the very religious people that are against it.
- I also know that many religious people, first thing they do is judge.
- What is it that you're teaching about what we religious people say?
- What, what is that connection that certain religious people draw with it?
- I've had many religious people say, great, it finally makes sense.
- He like likes to have fun, but he's like he's, he's a devout religious person.
- But I've never met an atheist who never believes and I've never met a religious person who always believes.
- So it was the first time somebody went, oh, this isn't just reserved for religious people or spiritual people.
- This is one that many religious people do take, which is to claim that there is some sort of afterlife.
- This isn't, you know, my beliefs as a religious person, which I am.
- But to them it feels like a religious people feeling the direct presence of God.
- I'm a non religious person, non believing person.
- Also the arch conservatives, religious people would can't do it Yeah, but that's fine.
- No, Religious people said they're demons.
Examples
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Many religious people show strong devotion through their daily practices and rituals.
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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.
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It's always the very religious people that are against it.
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I am the best religious person in the world.
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I also know that many religious people, first thing they do is judge.
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I mean, the common line that religious people use is everything happens for a reason.
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What, what is that connection that certain religious people draw with it?
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- Are you a religious person?
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It's a very different story with some of the religious people involved here and their supporters.
Blog text (1) -
I would say that I'm a religious person, OK?
Synonyms
A person who accepts something as true and often supports it, for example a religion or idea
A person who goes to a place like a church to show respect to someone they think is holy
A person who strongly follows and practices a religion
A person people respect for being very religious and thought to help others with prayer
A person who spends their life in religious practice
Antonyms
How Religious
Surface Forms
Morphology
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'.