Latin edit

Etymology edit

From religiō +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

religiōsus (feminine religiōsa, neuter religiōsum, comparative religiōsior, superlative religiōsissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. pious, devout, religious
  2. scrupulous
  3. sacred, taboo

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative religiōsus religiōsa religiōsum religiōsī religiōsae religiōsa
Genitive religiōsī religiōsae religiōsī religiōsōrum religiōsārum religiōsōrum
Dative religiōsō religiōsō religiōsīs
Accusative religiōsum religiōsam religiōsum religiōsōs religiōsās religiōsa
Ablative religiōsō religiōsā religiōsō religiōsīs
Vocative religiōse religiōsa religiōsum religiōsī religiōsae religiōsa

Descendants edit

References edit

  • religiosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • religiosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • religiosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.