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religiously
[ri-lij-uhs-lee]
adverb
in a way that is related to or concerned with religion.
We believe matters of faith should be handled by religiously educated staff.
faithfully, sincerely, and with pious devotion.
The tribe religiously observes the rite of ancestral veneration as an integral part of their cultural heritage.
with scrupulous or conscientious regularity or diligence.
Initially I took composting very seriously; I made a perfectly square pair of bins for composting and turned my piles religiously.
habitually or without fail.
Religiously, every Saturday night, I recorded my favorite comedy show on BBC Radio.
Other Word Forms
- antireligiously adverb
- nonreligiously adverb
- overreligiously adverb
- pseudoreligiously adverb
- quasi-religiously adverb
- ultrareligiously adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of religiously1
Example Sentences
The two boys involved in the August assault appeared in youth court in Leicester in December charged with racially or religiously aggravated common assault.
A man who burned a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London has been found guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence.
There are devoted food influencers and Costco-holics who religiously track and review new menu items.
At Espacio Migrante, the money paid for imported ingredients that allowed families from countries such as Russia and Uzbekistan to cook religiously or culturally appropriate meals.
The new working group led by Grieve will provide "guidance to government and other bodies to support further action on tackling religiously motivated hate".
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