c. 1200, "devout, pious, imbued with or expressive of religious devotion," from Anglo-French religius, Old French religious (12c., Modern French religieux) and directly from Latin religiosus, from religio (see religion). Meaning "pertaining to religion" is from 1530s. Transferred sense of "scrupulous, exact" is recorded from 1590s. Related: Religiousness.
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1. She was a fairly rigid person who had strong religious views.
她相当顽固，宗教观念极强。
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2. The teenager may have been abducted by a religious cult.
这个少年可能被一个异教组织绑架了。
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3. A religious psychotic in Las Vegas has killed four people.
拉斯维加斯一名患有精神病的宗教狂热分子已经杀死了4人。
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4. The religious conservatives are not enamoured of the West and its values.
宗教保守派人士不喜欢西方国家及其价值观。
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5. Their religious convictions prevented them from taking up arms.