How to Use religious in a Sentence

religious

adjective
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  • His wife is very active in the church, but he's not religious himself.
  • Religious leaders called for an end to the violence.
  • My religious beliefs forbid the drinking of alcohol.
  • And then the fourth book will be about her religious life.
    — April Austin, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
  • That’s a huge thing about coming out of a group like this or any kind of religious cult.
    — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • He was once denied a visa to the U.S. on religious freedom grounds.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
  • Yet your dark humor really riled up the religious right in the ‘70s and ‘80s.
    — Thor Christensen, Dallas News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The Hamas Covenant is an affront to religious freedom and human rights.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
  • For many in the West, New Year's lost much of its religious significance.
    — Mo Rocca, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The South Korean woman in her 20s or 30s came to the U.S. this summer to join a religious group, police have said.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The Iowa Capitol’s displays do not have to be religious in nature.
    — Matthew Malec, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
  • There’s heated debate among the survivors as to whether this would be a crime, or worse, a sin, since most of them are to some degree religious.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Just remember to bring a wrap or a sweater with you to go into any religious landmarks.
    — Town & Country, 18 July 2023
  • Many of us who were raised in religious extremism don’t live in our bodies.
    — Michelle Dowd, Time, 14 June 2023
  • In doing so, the nation has relaxed a number of religious laws.
    — TIME, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The group traces its history to a religious revival movement for the Zaydi sect of Shi'ite Islam in the late 1990s.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • What’s more, they had been asked to commit to this religious role before being told where they would be stationed.
    — Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Chad has authored many religious fiction books and is Lori's fifth husband.
    — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 31 July 2023
  • The religious service marks a rare moment of company for many, after two years of whirlwind change around them.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The youngest of nine children, she had been raised in a religious cult in rural Washington and moved to Klamath Falls with her family at age 9, Schwartz said.
    — oregonlive, 1 June 2023
  • His life was a search for a higher meaning, a religious belief structuring his world.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
  • There, a deeply religious woman has married her beloved, but her mind and heart soon grow heavy as her life becomes a long list of chores and expectations.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Inside the ‘90s-era Lizard Lounge, this was a religious experience of a different kind.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • Jiang was charged with threats of bodily harm and carrying a dangerous weapon in a place of religious worship.
    — Chad Murray, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The Meiteis are largely Hindu and the Kukis largely Christian, but the violence has been more along ethnic lines than religious.
    — Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 31 July 2023
  • The app is a global platform used in virtually every country and language, and Muslims are one of the world’s largest religious groups.
    — Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The origins of Mother's Day also derive from the religious roots of Mothering Sunday.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Ancient Greeks came here only every four years, during the religious festival that featured the Olympic Games.
    — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The Founding Father would be ashamed of the state’s use of political power against religious expression.
    — Lathan Watts, National Review, 1 Sep. 2023
  • For many folks who grew up in religious households, discussing mental health struggles can be met with criticism of their devotion to their faith.
    — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2023

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