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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Wired - Religion: Biological Accident, Adaptation — or Both: My guess is that religious thought is a by-product of... http://bit.ly/1vTbya
WilliamHarryman (WilliamHarryman) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:16:14 -0000
Wired - Religion: Biological Accident, Adaptation — or Both: My guess is that religious thought is a by-product of... http://bit.ly/1vTbya
SAD appeals to all religious organisations and citizens to pray on Nov 8 for speedy justice to the families of victims of 1984 Sikh carnage.
newsbuzzer (News Buzzer) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:16:10 -0000
SAD appeals to all religious organisations and citizens to pray on Nov 8 for speedy justice to the families of victims of 1984 Sikh carnage.
ADMINISTAFF AND CABLE TV PROVIDER CONN-X SUED BY EEOC FOR RELIGIOUS BIAS http://bit.ly/1Pak3V
workharassment (Yancey Thomas) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:16:08 -0000
ADMINISTAFF AND CABLE TV PROVIDER CONN-X SUED BY EEOC FOR RELIGIOUS BIAS http://bit.ly/1Pak3V
@prognosys So? You forget that there are actually gay people who support religious equality and normal marriage.
GOPthinker (GOP Thinker) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:15:38 -0000
@prognosys So? You forget that there are actually gay people who support religious equality and normal marriage.
Now we can call all those who believe in "climate change" or "global warming" RELIGIOUS NUTTERS! http://bit.ly/2GQr1S
greenahead (Green Ahead) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:15:15 -0000
Now we can call all those who believe in "climate change" or "global warming" RELIGIOUS NUTTERS! http://bit.ly/2GQr1S
wat to do....wat to do....wat to do????????? she 'll be back in any min from her religious class....
Hid_hammett (Hidayat Hamid) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:07:14 -0000
wat to do....wat to do....wat to do????????? she 'll be back in any min from her religious class....

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