religiose

adjective

Definition of religiosenext
as in pietistic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for religiose
  1. pietistic
  2. ascetic
  3. spiritual
  4. reverential
  5. worshipful
  6. prayerful
Adjective
  • In the nineteenth century, U.S. political parties were divided along sectarian lines: pietistic versus liturgical, low church versus high church, Protestant versus Catholic.
    David E. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2012
  • Warnock’s doctoral thesis, the basis of a book published in 2013, was about the divide in the Black church between a pietistic tradition, which emphasized individual righteousness and uplift, and a social one, epitomized by King.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2022
Definition of pietistic
Adjective
  • In the 1490s, for instance, a group of Florentine nuns began to show signs of possession following the imposition of strict new rules with the rise of the charismatic ascetic Savonarola.
    Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The level at the very top makes former communist leaders appear positively ascetic.
    Gregory Feifer, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2016
Definition of ascetic
Adjective
  • Whether embarking on a physical or spiritual journey, turquoise acts as a guardian, keeping this Fire sign grounded and aligned with their intentions.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
  • There’s a quicksilver brilliance to her Berniece, a widow still grieving her husband, a daughter acutely feeling the loss of her parents, a mother determined to shield her daughter from generational trauma, and a woman contemplating her own future, romantic, economic, spiritual, and otherwise.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of spiritual
Adjective
  • Bad news comes in the form of this Brighton away shirt, which seems to be a reverential tribute to their away shirt from… 2014.
    Nick Miller, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Despite smart, playful cooking, everyone around me ate in reverential near-silence.
    Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of reverential
Adjective
  • In a country given to worshipful talk of Founding Fathers, this is not a new subject on the political stage.
    Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Today, Robeson is remembered as an ascendant figure in any cultural history of America in the twentieth century, the subject of thick biographies, the inspiration for academic conferences, and the topic of worshipful documentaries.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of worshipful
Adjective
  • The Republican National Convention is a redemption story, a narrative of prayerful compliance.
    Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
  • As the beat ascends, Eazi sings the title phrase with prayerful gravitas.
    Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
Definition of prayerful
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Thesaurus Entries Near religiose

religions

religiose

religious

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