Religious is a term with both a technical definition and folk use.

Technical definition

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One whom practices any religion. In the lexicon of the Church, especially the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox, religious as a noun usually refers to a member of a religious order of monks, nuns, friars, clerics regular, or other individuals who take the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience (the evangelical counsels). Neither of those groups should be identified as clergy, which in Catholicism includes bishops, priests and deacons.

Though seemingly redundant, there are also "religious priests" used in reference to priests who are members of orders, such as the Society of Jesus or the Franciscans. Such clergy are differentiated from diocesan priests who serve under a bishop or archbishop who has jurisdiction over a geographically defined diocese. Monks and Nuns are part of the religious ministry.

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@vivek_oberoi completly ban casting n religious discrimination
ifiali (Iftikhar Ali) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:16:45 -0000
@vivek_oberoi completly ban casting n religious discrimination
"Yall religious. That means you are strictly bible nuts" - step grandmother
SamairaD (Samaira) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:16:40 -0000
"Yall religious. That means you are strictly bible nuts" - step grandmother
Meanwhile, thousands of religious zealots walk round a big thingy covered with a black cloth. http://tinyurl.com/ylymd9p
GreeGreece (Tony Thomas) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:16:04 -0000
Meanwhile, thousands of religious zealots walk round a big thingy covered with a black cloth. http://tinyurl.com/ylymd9p
RT @GuyKawasaki: Why religious U.S. states have the highest teen pregnancy rates http://om.ly/cYOD
AdamLehman (AdamLehman) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:14:40 -0000
RT @GuyKawasaki: Why religious U.S. states have the highest teen pregnancy rates http://om.ly/cYOD
"There is a boundary to what science will accept right now." Yeah. It will not accept unsubstantiated bullshit with religious agenda.
ZeleniLav (Leo) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:11:01 -0000
"There is a boundary to what science will accept right now." Yeah. It will not accept unsubstantiated bullshit with religious agenda.
@ladyloki they revolted, we asked nicely. ;) sizeable French Canadian population too, and lower numbers of religious nutbars. ;)
skwirl42 (James Dessart) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:08:44 -0000
@ladyloki they revolted, we asked nicely. ;) sizeable French Canadian population too, and lower numbers of religious nutbars. ;)

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