Word.ws English Dictionary

religieux

UK/ɹəlɪʒiˈɜː/US/ɹəˌlɪʒiˈu/

religieux noun: a man bound by monastic vows; a monk.

Noun

religieux (plural religieux)

  1. (historical) A man bound by monastic vows; a monk.

Forms of religieux

pluralreligieux

Origin of religieux

Borrowed from French religieux. Doublet of religious.

Questions about religieux

What does religieux mean?
Religieux means a man bound by monastic vows; a monk.
What part of speech is religieux?
Religieux is a noun.
How do you pronounce religieux?
Religieux is pronounced /ɹəlɪʒiˈɜː/ (UK).
What is the plural of religieux?
The plural of religieux is religieux.

Words near religieux in the dictionary

  1. relighting
  2. relights
  3. religicide
  4. religieuse
  5. religieuses
  6. religieux
  7. religification
  8. religified
  9. religifies
  10. religify
  11. religifying

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: religieux (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “religieux.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/religieux. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.