religiouslike

English

Etymology

From religious +‎ -like.

Adjective

religiouslike (comparative more religiouslike, superlative most religiouslike)

  1. (rare) Resembling or characteristic of religion; religionlike.
    • 1992, Spero, Moshe HaLevi, Religious objects as psychological structures : a critical integration of object relations theory, psychotherapy and Judaism‎[1], page 6:
      Thus, regardless of whether these latent or precursive psychological qualities ever succeed in achieving formal religious identity, their religiouslike influence endures.
    • 1994, American Cool - Constructing a Twentieth-Century Emotional Style‎[2], page 35:
      The religiouslike qualities of this love were no accident; they were deliberately signaled by many advice writers, evangelical and secular alike.
    • 2008, Froese, Paul, The plot to kill God : findings from the Soviet experiment in secularization‎[3], page 28:
      The end result would be a population that no longer worshiped God but instead revered the Soviet system with religiouslike devotion.
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