Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe religious people in British Thesaurus

religious (adjective)

believing strongly in your religion and carefully obeying its rules

spiritual (adjective)

religious, or related to religious issues

holy (adjective)

respected for living a very religious life

devout (adjective)

very religious

orthodox (adjective)

accepting and obeying traditional religious beliefs and practices

pious (adjective)

strict in your religious beliefs and practices

observant (adjective)

obeying religious laws

godly (adjective)

showing respect for God and living according to religious rules

ascetic (adjective)

living a very simple life, especially for religious reasons

puritanical (adjective)

showing disapproval having strict moral and religious beliefs and not approving of pleasure, for example in sexual activity, entertainment, or eating and drinking

believer (noun)

someone who believes in God, a religion, or a set of beliefs or principles

blessed (adjective)

used in the Bible about people who are loved by God

churchy (adjective)

informalshowing disapproval someone who is churchy is very religious

devotee (noun)

someone who follows a particular religion or religious leader

devoutly (adverb)

in a way that shows strong religious belief or feeling

disciple (noun)

someone who admires a famous person such as a political or religious leader and is influenced by them

faithful (adjective)

mainly literary the people who believe in a religion

fanatic (adjective)

American fanatical

fanatical (adjective)

behaving in an unreasonable way as a result of very strong religious or political beliefs

God-fearing (adjective)

mainly literary always behaving according to the rules of your religion

good (adjective)

willing to obey all the rules of a particular religion or organization

pagan (adjective)

believing in a religion that is not one of the main modern religions

pious (adjective)

showing disapproval done or said with the intention of seeming religious and moral

practising (adjective)

active in a particular profession, religion, or way of life

religiously (adverb)

in a way that is related to religion