The ancient temple's intricate carvings offer valuable insight into the religious practices of that civilization.
这座古庙精美的雕刻为了解那个文明的宗教习俗提供了宝贵的见解。
Sociologist Petra Vogel's survey found that people who regularly attend religious services report a stronger sense of community belonging than those who do not.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Sociologist Isaiah Brooks points out that people who already feel a strong sense of community belonging may simply be more inclined to attend religious services in the first place, meaning the causal arrow could run in the opposite direction from what Vogel proposes.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Medieval European monasteries are often remembered primarily as centers of prayer and religious study, but surviving account books reveal that many also functioned as sophisticated agricultural enterprises, managing extensive farmland, livestock, and trade in surplus goods.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
Which choice best defines “religious”?
D — Relating to or believing in a religion. “religious” means relating to or believing in a religion.
Which word means “relating to or believing in a religion”?
A — religious. “religious” means relating to or believing in a religion.
religious — relating to or believing in a religion. In Chinese: 宗教的，虔诚的.
religious is pronounced /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/.
The ancient temple's intricate carvings offer valuable insight into the religious practices of that civilization. (这座古庙精美的雕刻为了解那个文明的宗教习俗提供了宝贵的见解。)
devout, pious, spiritual — all close in meaning to religious (relating to or believing in a religion).
secular, irreligious — each the opposite of religious (relating to or believing in a religion).
Yes. religious is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.