4. Belonging to a religious order; bound by vows.

One of them is religious.

Chaucer.

Syn. -- Pious; godly; holy; devout; devotional; conscientious; strict;

rogod; exact.

Re*li"gious, n. A person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from

secular concern, and devoted to a life of piety and religion; a monk or

friar; a nun. Addison.

Re*li"gious*ly, adv. In a religious manner. Drayton.

Re*li"gious*ness, n. The quality of being religious.

Rel"ik (r?l"?k), n. Relic. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Re*lin"quent (r?-l?n"kwent), a. [L. relinquens, p. pr. of relinqquere.

See Relinquish.] Relinquishing. [R.]

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