different between religious vs madrasah

English

Etymology

From Middle English religiouse, religious, religius, religeous, from Anglo-Norman religieus, religius, from Old French religious, religieux, and their source, Latin religi?sus (“religious, superstitious, conscientious”), from religi?.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??.?l?.d???s/
• Rhymes: -?d??s

Adjective

religious (comparative more religious, superlative most religious)

1. Concerning religion.

   • The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.

2. Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.

3. Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.

Antonyms

• (concerning religion): irreligious, profane, secular, atheistic
• (committed to religion): areligious, irreligious
• (highly dedicated): casual

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Translations

Noun

religious (plural religious or religiouses)

1. A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 354:

     Towards the end of the seventh century the monks of Fleury [...] clandestinely excavated the body of Benedict himself, plus the corpse of his even more shadowy sister and fellow religious, Scholastica.

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Further reading

• religious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• religious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Alternative forms

• madrasa, madrassa, medrese, medresa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ?????????? f (madrasa, “school”), a noun of place from the verb ??????? (darasa, “to learn, to study”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??d?æs?/

Noun

madrasah (plural madrasahs or madaris)

1. (Islam) A school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology.

Translations

Anagrams

• adharmas

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay madrasah, from Arabic ?????????? (madrasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mad?rasah/
• Hyphenation: mad?ra?sah

Noun

madrasah (first-person possessive madrasahku, second-person possessive madrasahmu, third-person possessive madrasahnya)

1. (Islam, education) school.

Usage notes

In Indonesia, sekolah is used by school which is under supervision of Ministry of Education. Islamic school supervised by Ministry of Religious Affairs use madrasah.

Synonyms

• sekolah

Derived terms

Further reading

• “madrasah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic ?????????? (madrasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mad?rasah/
• Hyphenation: mad?ra?sah

Noun

madrasah (Jawi spelling ??????, plural madrasah-madrasah, informal 1st possessive madrasahku, impolite 2nd possessive madrasahmu, 3rd possessive madrasahnya)

1. (Islam, education) school.
2. (Islam) a small mosque.

   Synonyms: surau, langgar

Usage notes

In Indonesia, sekolah is a school under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. Islamic schools supervised by the Ministry of Religious Affairs are called madrasah.

Synonyms

• (school): sekolah

Further reading

• “madrasah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.