Religious-house
noun
1.
a convent or monastery.
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- Religiously
adjective 1. of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday. 2. imbued with or exhibiting religion; pious; devout; godly: a religious man. 3. scrupulously faithful; conscientious: religious care. 4. pertaining to or connected with a monastic or religious order. 5. appropriate to religion or to sacred rites or observances. noun, plural religious. 6. […]
- Religiousness
adjective 1. of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday. 2. imbued with or exhibiting religion; pious; devout; godly: a religious man. 3. scrupulously faithful; conscientious: religious care. 4. pertaining to or connected with a monastic or religious order. 5. appropriate to religion or to sacred rites or observances. noun, plural religious. 6. […]
- Religious right
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- Religious-society-of-friends
noun 1. Society of Friends. Society of Friends noun 1. a sect founded by George Fox in England about 1650, opposed to oath-taking and war. Religious Society of Friends noun 1. the official name for the Quakers See Quaker