word-vault
Version:
A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
113 lines (112 loc) • 3.98 kB
JSON
{
"term": "religious",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "connected with religion or with a particular religion",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**religious beliefs/convictions/faith**"
},
{
"text": "**religious freedom/liberty**"
},
{
"text": "**religious traditions/practices/ceremonies**"
},
{
"text": "religious institutions/organizations"
},
{
"text": "**religious education** *(= education about religion)*"
},
{
"text": "**religious instruction** *(= instruction in a particular religion)*"
},
{
"text": "a **religious order** *(= group of people living in a religious community)*"
},
{
"text": "a religious minority/community"
},
{
"text": "The situation for many ethnic and religious minorities remains dangerous."
},
{
"text": "**religious groups/leaders**"
},
{
"text": "religious conservatives"
},
{
"text": "In 2000, the Greek government eliminated religious affiliation from citizens' identity cards."
},
{
"text": "objects which have a religious significance"
},
{
"text": "a religious house *(= a or )"
},
{
"text": "He distanced himself from the strictly religious aspects of the music."
},
{
"text": "Yoga is essentially religious and not just physical."
},
{
"text": "the specifically religious content of the programme"
}
],
"topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "believing strongly in a particular religion and obeying its laws and practices",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "His wife is very religious."
},
{
"text": "a **deeply religious** man"
},
{
"text": "Although I'm not particularly religious, I whispered a few words of prayer."
},
{
"text": "His mother noticed that he had become more religious."
}
],
"topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈlɪdʒəs/",
"audio": "re/religious/religious__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈlɪdʒəs/",
"audio": "re/religious/religious__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French, from Latin religiosus, from religio ‘reverence, obligation’, perhaps based on Latin religare ‘to bind’."
}