धार्मिक (dhaarmik)
adjective
An adjective meaning 'religious' -- used both for religious matters/practices and for describing a person as pious or devout. Related to धर्म (dharm, 'religion, duty, righteousness').
Sense
1
:
relating to religion
adjective
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This sense shows up constantly in the news and in everyday talk about festivals, sites, and customs -- धार्मिक स्थल (dhaarmik sthal, 'religious site') and धार्मिक कार्यक्रम (dhaarmik kaaryakram, 'religious program/event') are extremely common phrases you will hear announced at temples, on TV, or in family conversations around festival time.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use धार्मिक (dhaarmik) to mean 'a religious person' as a noun on its own without a noun following it; it works better attached to a noun like धार्मिक व्यक्ति (dhaarmik vyakti, 'a religious person') or used predicatively, e.g. वह धार्मिक है (vah dhaarmik hai, 'he is religious').
Sample Sentences:
काशी को एक महत्वपूर्ण धार्मिक स्थल माना जाता है।
Kashi is considered an important religious site.
(kaashii ko ek mahatvpoorn dhaarmik sthal maanaa jaataa hai।)
अगले हफ्ते मंदिर में एक धार्मिक कार्यक्रम होगा।
There will be a religious program at the temple next week.
(agle haphte mandir men ek dhaarmik kaaryakram hogaa।)
पिछले साल स्कूल ने कई धार्मिक त्योहारों पर छुट्टी दी थी।
Last year the school gave holidays for several religious festivals.
(pichhle saal skool ne kaii dhaarmik tyohaaron par chhuttii dii thii।)
क्या तुम धार्मिक किताबें पढ़ते हो?
Do you read religious books?
(kyaa tum dhaarmik kitaaben padhte ho?)
सरकार ने इस जगह को धार्मिक स्थल घोषित कर दिया।
The government declared this place a religious site.
(sarkaar ne is jagah ko dhaarmik sthal ghoshit kar diyaa।)
अगर सरकार सभी धार्मिक स्थलों की मरम्मत करती तो लोग खुश होते।
If the government were to repair all the religious sites, people would be happy.
(agar sarkaar sabhii dhaarmik sthalon kii marammat kartii to log khush hote।)
कृपया धार्मिक स्थलों पर शांति बनाए रखें।
Please maintain peace at religious sites.
(kripyaa dhaarmik sthalon par shaanti banaae rakhen।)
हो सकता है कि यह कार्यक्रम धार्मिक न हो, बस सामाजिक हो।
It's possible that this event isn't religious, just social.
(ho saktaa hai ki yah kaaryakram dhaarmik n ho, bas saamaajik ho।)
विभिन्न धार्मिक समुदायों के बीच सद्भाव बनाए रखना ज़रूरी है।
It is important to maintain harmony among different religious communities.
(vibhinn dhaarmik samudaayon ke biich sadbhaav banaae rakhnaa zaroorii hai।)
उस देश में धार्मिक स्वतंत्रता को संविधान में सुरक्षित रखा गया है।
Religious freedom is protected in the constitution of that country.
(us desh men dhaarmik svatantrtaa ko sanvidhaan men surakshit rakhaa gayaa hai।)
दीवाली के दौरान हर घर में कोई न कोई धार्मिक रस्म चल रही होती है।
During Diwali, some religious ritual or another is going on in every household.
(diivaalii ke dauraan har ghar men koii n koii dhaarmik rasm chal rahii hotii hai।)
Sense
2
:
pious, devout (describing a person)
adjective
Synonyms: पवित्र (pavitr, meaning scope: 'pure/sacred', not identical), भक्त (bhakt, meaning scope: 'devotee', noun-leaning)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In everyday family talk, calling someone धार्मिक (dhaarmik) usually means they pray regularly, observe fasts, or visit temples/mosques/gurudwaras often -- it is a warm, respectful description, often said of grandparents: मेरी दादी बहुत धार्मिक हैं (merii daadii bahut dhaarmik hain, 'my grandmother is very devout').
Sample Sentences:
मेरी दादी बहुत धार्मिक हैं।
My grandmother is very devout.
(merii daadii bahut dhaarmik hain।)
वह आदमी बहुत धार्मिक है, रोज़ मंदिर जाता है।
That man is very devout, he goes to the temple every day.
(vah aadmii bahut dhaarmik hai, roz mandir jaataa hai।)
बुढ़ापे में मेरे पापा बहुत धार्मिक हो गए हैं।
In old age, my father has become very devout.
(budhaape men mere paapaa bahut dhaarmik ho gae hain।)
क्या तुम्हारी नानी भी उतनी ही धार्मिक थीं जितनी मेरी दादी?
Was your grandmother as devout as my grandmother?
(kyaa tumhaarii naanii bhii utnii hii dhaarmik thiin jitnii merii daadii?)
अगर वह उतना धार्मिक होता, तो हर शाम पूजा करता।
If he were that devout, he would do prayers every evening.
(agar vah utnaa dhaarmik hotaa, to har shaam poojaa kartaa।)
बेटा, थोड़ा धार्मिक बनो, कभी-कभी गुरुद्वारे भी हो आया करो।
Son, become a bit more devout, go to the gurudwara once in a while too.
(betaa, thodaa dhaarmik bano, kabhii-kabhii gurudvaare bhii ho aayaa karo।)
मुझे लगता है कि वह जितना दिखता है उससे कहीं ज़्यादा धार्मिक है।
I think he is far more devout than he appears.
(mujhe lagtaa hai ki vah jitnaa dikhtaa hai usse kahiin zyaadaa dhaarmik hai।)
शायद वह इसलिए इतना धार्मिक हो कि उसकी माँ ने उसे वैसे ही पाला था।
Perhaps he is so devout because his mother raised him that way.
(shaayad vah islie itnaa dhaarmik ho ki uskii maan ne use vaise hii paalaa thaa।)
गाँव में उन्हें एक धार्मिक और सीधे-सादे इंसान के रूप में जाना जाता है।
In the village, he is known as a devout and simple person.
(gaanv men unhen ek dhaarmik aur siidhe-saade insaan ke roop men jaanaa jaataa hai।)
संत बड़े ही धार्मिक और त्यागी स्वभाव के थे, यह सर्वविदित है।
The saint was of a most devout and renunciate nature, this is well known.
(sant bade hii dhaarmik aur tyaagii svabhaav ke the, yah sarvvidit hai।)
काश मैं भी उतना ही धार्मिक होता जितना मेरे दादाजी थे।
I wish I were as devout as my grandfather was.
(kaash main bhii utnaa hii dhaarmik hotaa jitnaa mere daadaajii the।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
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धार्मिक
(dhaarmik)