religiously

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adverb

In the manner of religion.

“It is odd he gets so many cavities since he brushes his teeth religiously, every night, rain or shine.”

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

adverbreligiously (comparative more religiously, superlative most religiously)

comparative more religiously · superlative most religiously

  1. In the manner of religion.
  2. figurativelyPassionately or diligently; faithfully; conscientiously.

    It is odd he gets so many cavities since he brushes his teeth religiously, every night, rain or shine.

    1 more example

    “My wife and I use Notion religiously to manage our day-to-day life,” he wrote on X. “I turned this into a template, let me know if you’d like to see it!”

    2024 May 12, Erin Griffith, quoting Ben Lang, “Honey, I Love You. Didn’t You See My Slack About It?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbby religion

Similar

adverbwith extreme conscientiousness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Catalan religiosament
  • religiosamentin the manner of religion
French religieusement
  • religieusementin the manner of religion
Italian religiosamente
  • religiosamentein the manner of religion
Latin religiōsē, religiōsē
  • religiōsēin the manner of religion
  • religiōsēalways
Portuguese religiosamente
  • religiosamentein the manner of religion
Romanian cu sfințenie
  • cu sfințeniealways
Spanish religiosamente
  • religiosamentein the manner of religion
Cite this entry
APA

religiously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religiously

MLA

“religiously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religiously. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “religiously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religiously.

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