religiøs

See also: religios, religiós, and religiös

Danish

Etymology

From French religieux (“religious”), from Latin religiosus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reliɡjøːs/, [ʁæliˈɡ̊jøːˀs]

Adjective

religiøs

1. religious (concerning religion)
2. devotional (of or pertaining to devotion or worship)

Inflection

Inflection of religiøs

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	religiøs	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	religiøst	—	—2
plural	religiøse	—	—2
definite attributive1	religiøse	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• troende

Antonyms

• gudløs
• irreligiøs

Derived terms

• etnoreligiøs

Related terms

• religion c
• religiøsitet c

Further reading

• “religiøs” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

religiøs (neuter singular religiøst, definite singular and plural religiøse)

1. religious

Related terms

• religion

References

• “religiøs” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

religiøs (neuter religiøst, definite singular and plural religiøse, comparative meir religiøs, superlative mest religiøs)

1. religious (concerning religion)

   Dei religiøse sakene var det andre som tok seg av.

   It was others dealt with the religious matters.

2. religious (having a religion)

   Anne var ein særs religiøs person.

   Anne was a very religious person.

Synonyms

• (having a religion): truande

Related terms

• religiøsitet
• religion