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ultrarreligioso

ultra-religious

adjective ool-trah-rreh-lee-HYOH-soh Rare

Also means

extremely devout

Usage Note

Ultrarreligioso is a compound formed with the intensifying prefix ultra- and religioso. It describes a person or group with an extremely rigid or fundamentalist religious observance. It tends to carry a critical or distancing tone in journalistic use. Note the double rr in spelling because ultra- ends in a vowel and religioso begins with r.

Examples

"El partido ultrarreligioso ganó las elecciones."

Natural Translation

The ultra-religious party won the elections.

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