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Definition of religious:

A person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from secular concern, and devoted to a life of piety and religion; a monk or friar; a nun.
Belonging to a religious order; bound by vows.
Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious society; a religious sect; a religious place; religious subjects, books, teachers, houses, wars.
Possessing, or conforming to, religion; pious; godly; as, a religious man, life, behavior, etc.
Scrupulously faithful or exact; strict.

Synonyms:

vehement, interfaith, absolution, ghostly, moral, divine, phantasmal, spectral, passional, churchgoing, ghostlike, clerical, fervid, agnostic, demonstrative, article of faith, church, devout, warm-blooded, glowing, torrid, sacred, religion, warm, sacerdotal, blasphemous, ascetic, sainted, fanatic, blazing, scrupulous, archangel, devotional, perfervid, blasphemy, careful, blessing, puritanical, pietistic, minute, supernatural, fiery, canonical, passionate, spiritual, god-fearing, burning, sacrosanct, emotional, unworldly, bless, liturgical, blaspheme, reverential, intense, hot-blooded, impassioned, charged, angel, pious, churchly, atheistic, angelic, flaming, worldly, methodical, priestly, apparitional, pietistical, pontifical, saintly, ardent, feverish, superheated, incandescent, ethical, red-hot, ecclesiastical, secular, observant, thorough, unearthly, churchlike.

orthodox (part of speech: adjective)
- dogmatic,
- faithful,
- conforming,
- believing,
- ideological,
- traditional,
- orthodox
theological (part of speech: adjective)
pious (part of speech: adjective)
- faithful,
- obedient,
- cultist,
- sanctified,
- sanctimonious,
- pious,
- dutiful,
- holy,
- superstitious,
- devoted,
- godly,
- prayerful,
- solemn,
- dogmatic,
- reverent,
- worshipful,
- devout,
- Christian,
- holier-than-thou

Usage examples:

They believed, as the people believed of them- and the belief was stronger as the religious feeling was more intense- that they stood in a nearer and closer relation to Jehovah.

- "The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)", Max Duncker.
More marvelous than all, it was said that he was even religious.

- "The Young Man and the World", Albert J. Beveridge.
He wanted her certainly to be a good woman, and a religious woman; he did not want her to be extravagant.

- "A Red Wallflower", Susan Warner.