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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Southern Seminary's Russell Moore in Christianity Today on orphan care and religious liberty: http://bit.ly/4nVVm2
sbts (SBTS) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:53:22 -0000
Southern Seminary's Russell Moore in Christianity Today on orphan care and religious liberty: http://bit.ly/4nVVm2
RT @funnywhitedog RT @worldresources Responses to #climate change in religious nations such as Kenya (@bbcnews) http://bit.ly/6MRIkX
RayBeckerman (RayBeckerman) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:52:57 -0000
RT @funnywhitedog RT @worldresources Responses to #climate change in religious nations such as Kenya (@bbcnews) http://bit.ly/6MRIkX
question if political or religious undertow. Highschool Arabs in Dearborn having controvertial sweatshirts made http: bit.ly/84yyZg
musicgirl77 (Scotty Strickland) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:52:51 -0000
question if political or religious undertow. Highschool Arabs in Dearborn having controvertial sweatshirts made http: bit.ly/84yyZg
By religious ed, I mean education occurring in some sort of church/community structure. The popular "big idea" structure wasn't created...
CareyComments (Carey Bullock) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:52:30 -0000
By religious ed, I mean education occurring in some sort of church/community structure. The popular "big idea" structure wasn't created...
RT @Imageofdust: Celibate One who abstains from sexual intercourse, especially by reason of religious vows
MzSoNuNu (Shalina So Bran'Nu) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:52:29 -0000
RT @Imageofdust: Celibate One who abstains from sexual intercourse, especially by reason of religious vows
@markwilsonit @daniel_eason - Ah Ha - the religious war. I have loved my Canon 70-200 2.8 IS on my full-frame. Sure Nikkor just as good.
JoeBaguley (JoeBaguley) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:51:54 -0000
@markwilsonit @daniel_eason - Ah Ha - the religious war. I have loved my Canon 70-200 2.8 IS on my full-frame. Sure Nikkor just as good.

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