English

Adjective

religiose ‎(comparative more religiose, superlative most religiose)

1. Superficially religious, especially in an affected or sentimental way.

   Verdi's Mass seems more religiose than religious.

Related terms

• religious
• religion

Italian

Adjective

religiose f pl

1. feminine plural of religioso

Latin

Adjective

religiōse

1. 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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “religiose”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.