religiously

American  

[ri-lij-uhs-lee] / rɪˈlɪdʒ əs li /

adverb

1. in a way that is related to or concerned with religion.

   We believe matters of faith should be handled by religiously educated staff.

2. faithfully, sincerely, and with pious devotion.

   The tribe religiously observes the rite of ancestral veneration as an integral part of their cultural heritage.

3. with scrupulous or conscientious regularity or diligence.

   Initially I took composting very seriously; I made a perfectly square pair of bins for composting and turned my piles religiously.

4. habitually or without fail.

   Religiously, every Saturday night, I recorded my favorite comedy show on BBC Radio.

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Other Word Forms

• antireligiously adverb
• nonreligiously adverb
• overreligiously adverb
• pseudoreligiously adverb
• quasi-religiously adverb
• ultrareligiously adverb

Etymology

Origin of religiously

religious ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

You followed it religiously at home, collected all the stickers in the album, fell in love with a player and pretended to be them on the school playground.

From BBC

Similar to the concept of America's "separation of church and state", proponents of laïcité believe that state institutions should be religiously neutral.

From BBC

Such marriages between prominent religiously conservative families are common among the Iranian political establishment.

From Barron's

Article 111 of the Iranian Constitution grants the assembly the authority to remove the supreme leader if he is deemed incapable or unqualified politically and religiously.

From Salon

It also said the incident was not being treated as religiously or racially aggravated.

From BBC

Related Words

• automatically
• commonly
• faithfully
• frequently
• repeatedly
• routinely
• systematically
• usually