adjective
- excessively or ostentatiously religious
Usage: formal; often critical
Examples
- His religiose manner made others uncomfortable during casual conversations.
- The politician’s religiose speeches seemed calculated to win votes.
- She found his religiose attitude pretentious and off-putting.
- The novel criticized the religiose hypocrisy of certain characters.
- His religiose devotion bordered on fanaticism.
- The community rejected her religiose preaching as insincere.