Hyphenation of religious

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word religious? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

re-li-gious

Definitions of religious:

1.
A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
2.
Concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
Religious texts A member of a religious order Lords temporal and spiritual Spiritual leaders Spiritual songs
3.
Having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
A religious man Religious attitude
4.
Of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows
The religious or regular clergy conducts the service
5.
Extremely scrupulous and conscientious
Religious in observing the rules of health

Synonyms of religious:

adj spiritual, sacred
adj religious, churchgoing, churchlike, churchly, devout, god-fearing, pious, interfaith, pious
adj scrupulous
noun religionist, religious person

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