religiose
English
Adjective
religiose (comparative more religiose, superlative most religiose)
- Superficially religious, especially in an affected or sentimental way.
- Verdi's Mass seems more religiose than religious.
Related terms
Italian
Adjective
religiose
- feminine plural of religioso
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [rɛ.lɪ.ɡiˈoː.sɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [re.li.d͡ʒiˈɔː.s̬e]
Adjective
religiōse
- vocative masculine singular of religiōsus
References
- “religiose”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “religiose”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- religiose in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.