ultrareligious
Intensely devoted spiritually
Ultrareligious describes someone whose religious devotion goes beyond the ordinary—more observant, more strict, more committed than typical believers.
The term often carries a faint note of excess or extremism: His ultrareligious upbringing left him unprepared for secular college life.
It can be neutral or mildly critical depending on context.
Strict original-doctrine adherent
- zealotObsessive cause supporter
- piousFaithfully devoted to worship
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
fanatical · strict · observant · conservative · traditionalist · puritanical · rigid · uncompromising
Rejecting differing beliefs
- judgmentalInclined to criticize others
- narrow-mindedIntolerant of differing views
- self-righteousSmugly certain of correctness
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
sanctimonious · hypocritical · oppressive · controlling · indoctrination · brainwashing · radicalization · extremism
Deliberate food avoidance
- prayerAddress to deity
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- modestyAbsence of vanity
scripture · pilgrimage · sabbath · kosher · halal · veiling · tithing · celibacy
Breakaway religious faction
- cultFervent fringe group
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- communeShared-living community
monastery · convent · separatist · insular · cloistered · isolated · homeschooling · shunning
fundamentalist
Strict original-doctrine adherent
- zealotObsessive cause supporter
- piousFaithfully devoted to worship
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
fervent · fanatical · strict · observant · conservative · traditionalist · puritanical · rigid · uncompromising · literalist
intolerant
Rejecting differing beliefs
- judgmentalInclined to criticize others
- narrow-mindedIntolerant of differing views
- self-righteousSmugly certain of correctness
holier-than-thou · sanctimonious · hypocritical · oppressive · controlling · indoctrination · brainwashing · radicalization · extremism · bigotry
fasting
Deliberate food avoidance
- prayerAddress to deity
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
modesty · scripture · pilgrimage · sabbath · kosher · halal · veiling · tithing · celibacy · devotion
sect
Breakaway religious faction
- cultFervent fringe group
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
commune · monastery · convent · separatist · insular · cloistered · isolated · homeschooling · shunning · excommunication
ultrareligiousirreligious
Not devout or pious
nonreligious · unreligious · secular · areligious · lapsed
ultrareligiousatheistic
Denying deities exist
atheist · godless · agnostic · freethinking · materialist
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