Vocabulary
religiös
/ʁeliˈɡi̯øːs/· adjective
religious (relating to religion); religious, devout (person)
Religiös — to do with religion (religiöse Feste, religiöse Symbole in schools) and about people who believe and practise their faith.
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Forms
- Komparativ
- religiöser
- Superlativ
- am religiösesten
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
religiös
relating to religion
In der Stadt leben Menschen mit ganz unterschiedlichen religiösen Traditionen friedlich zusammen.
In the city people with very different religious traditions live together peacefully.
Word family
religiösdie Religionreligiondie Religiositätreligiousnessder Religionsunterrichtreligious educationnichtreligiösnon-religious
Common combinations
- religiöse Festereligious festivals
- aus religiösen Gründenfor religious reasons
- religiöse Symbolereligious symbols
- streng religiösstrictly religious
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
gläubigfromm
Common learner mistakes
- religiosreligiösThe German ending is -ös with an umlaut, as in nervös and seriös.
Real examples
- Aus religiösen Gründen isst er kein Schweinefleisch, deshalb gibt es beim Grillen auch Hähnchen.He doesn't eat pork for religious reasons, so there's chicken at the barbecue too.
- Ob religiöse Symbole in staatlichen Schulen erlaubt sein sollen, wird immer wieder diskutiert.Whether religious symbols should be allowed in state schools is debated again and again.
- Seit dem Tod ihres Mannes ist sie religiöser geworden und geht öfter in die Kirche.Since her husband's death she has become more religious and goes to church more often.
