Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Religious in the extreme; excessively religious.
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Examples
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Massachusetts pointedly held official functions such as court sessions on Christmas Day into the eighteenth century -- long after the law had been repealed and the colony's ultra-religious charter overturned by England.
Chris Weigant: The Real "War on Christmas" Chris Weigant 2011
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The other answer to the question of why anyone would jump on a guy who's "honoring God," as opposed to all the other athletes who turn out to be less-than-stellar role models, is that these less-than-stellar role models, even with their drinking binges and infidelities, usually possess the one thing these ultra-religious types lack: tolerance.
David Fagin: Tim 'Tea Party' Tebow David Fagin 2011
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Apparently this ultra-religious member of Israeli Parliament is taking his orders from Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of the Shas political party who has charged him with the task of bringing Shalit closer to Judaism.
Rabbi Jason Miller: Gilad Shalit, Iran Hiker Josh Fattal And Freedom Of Religion Rabbi Jason Miller 2011
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Massachusetts pointedly held official functions such as court sessions on Christmas Day into the eighteenth century -- long after the law had been repealed and the colony's ultra-religious charter overturned by England.
Chris Weigant: The Real "War on Christmas" Chris Weigant 2011
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Recently, there have been huge protests by ultra-religious and secular
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Apparently this ultra-religious member of Israeli Parliament is taking his orders from Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of the Shas political party who has charged him with the task of bringing Shalit closer to Judaism.
Rabbi Jason Miller: Gilad Shalit, Iran Hiker Josh Fattal And Freedom Of Religion Rabbi Jason Miller 2011
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Even the chance that U.S. troops could remain beyond a deadline set in the deal signed by Mr. al-Maliki and then U.S. President George W. Bush in 2008 has sparked protests, primarily by a resurgent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who has been able to galvanize the poor and ultra-religious by the millions in its anti-occupation sentiment.
Iraq Militants Ratchet Up Attacks on U.S. Ben Lando 2011
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Leib Glanz, who belongs to the ultra-religious Satmar sect, and his brother, Menashe Glanz, surrendered after they were accused of a $200,000 scheme in Brooklyn.
Former Jail Rabbi Charged Erica Orden 2011
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In arguing for a life sentence, his lawyers said his ultra-religious family never got Komisarjevsky proper psychological help after he was repeatedly sexually abused as a child by his foster brother.
Joshua Komisarjevsky Sentenced To Death In Brutal Connecticut Home Invasion 2011
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Or did ultra-religious Jews choose it because it means “God love”?
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