religiøs
Danish
Etymology
From French religieux (“religious”), from Latin religiosus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reliɡjøːs/, [ʁæliˈɡ̊jøːˀs]
Adjective
religiøs
- religious (concerning religion)
- devotional (of or pertaining to devotion or worship)
Inflection
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
Antonyms
- gudløs
- irreligiøs
Derived terms
- etnoreligiøs
Related terms
- religion c
- religiøsitet c
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
religiøs (neuter singular religiøst, definite singular and plural religiøse)
Related terms
References
- “religiøs” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
religiøs (neuter religiøst, definite singular and plural religiøse, comparative meir religiøs, superlative mest religiøs)
- religious (concerning religion)
- Dei religiøse sakene var det andre som tok seg av.
- It was others dealt with the religious matters.
- 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