Religous or religious?
Did you mean religious? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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religous
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religious
Correct spelling: religious. Misspelling: religous.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Religion becomes religi-OUS: keep the I.
Why people write “religous”
The misspelling “religous” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make religious automatic.
What does “religious” mean?
religious noun
- a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
religious adjective
- concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
“religious texts”
Synonyms:spiritual
- having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
“a religious man”
- of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows
“the religious or regular clergy conducts the service”
- extremely scrupulous and conscientious
“religious in observing the rules of health”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Religious” in a sentence
- The festival has religious roots.
- Religious texts.
- A religious man.
- The religious or regular clergy conducts the service.
Is “religious” a playable word?
10 points in Scrabble · 13 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“religous” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from RELIGIOUS.