religious school
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2.8
- noun
- /rɪˈlɪdʒəs skuːl/
:
escuela religiosa
- Many students feel a strong connection to their faith while studying at a religious school that integrates religious teachings into its curriculum.
- private religious school
- attend a religious school
- madrassas, or religious schools
We just funded the first ever state funded religious school, Yeah, in the state of Oklahoma.
- We just funded the first ever state funded religious school, Yeah, in the state of Oklahoma.
- We have schools, religious schools in the Netherlands paid for by the government.
- It was hard because I, I went to a private religious school pretty much my whole life.
- And then some obviously would use private or religious schools.
Examples
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Private religious schools must meet basic fire and safety codes but not much else.
Academic text (2009) -
We have schools, religious schools in the Netherlands paid for by the government.
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Consider the issue of tax aid to religious schools.
Academic text (2010) -
But formal education was in public, not religious schools, and in English.
Academic text (2006) -
But how had religious schools come to be included in the legislation in the first place?
Academic text (2002) -
Most states do not require teachers in religious schools to be certified.
Academic text (1990) -
Some of these students attended private religious schools where instruction was in both English and Arabic.
Academic text (1999) -
And why are an increasing number of young women choosing religious schools over their secular counterparts?
Academic text (2003) -
In his childhood, he had once befriended a little blind girl in the religious school.
Academic text (2006) -
They decided New York wasn't the best place for me... and instead enrolled me at some religious school in Ohio.
Synonyms
63
7.0
A school where people train to become priests, ministers, rabbis, or other religious leaders
49
1.1
A place run by the Catholic Church that teaches religion and other subjects
12
3.9
A private primary or secondary school run by a local church that gives religious lessons
2
2.8
A private school run by a church that teaches religion and regular subjects
2
9.4
A school where Muslim students learn about religion and also subjects like math
How Religious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is transparently compositional: 'religious' modifies 'school', so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it denotes a school connected with religion or providing religious instruction. This modifier+noun pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English composition, making the meaning immediately inferable from the constituents.
Etymology
Religious school paints a simple picture: a religious place attached to a school, where children learn prayers together with reading and math. So, religious school means a school 'run by a religious group' that teaches both faith and regular lessons.