Originally posted by JEDsContour:
Originally posted by MxRacerCam:
from merriam-webster.com (www.m-w.com)

3 a : scrupulously and conscientiously faithful b : FERVENT, ZEALOUS


i'd say that is an applicable term in relation to vehicle maintenance.


Yes, gets the idea across, but still a ridiculous usage as applied to automobile maintenance. The more complete definition I quoted makes the intended emphasis clear.



From your definition...

re�·li�·gious (r�­-l�­j'��s)
adj.
Having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity.
Of, concerned with, or teaching religion: a religious text.
Extremely scrupulous or conscientious: religious devotion /to duty.
n., pl. religious.
A member of a monastic order, especially a nun or monk.


A religious devotion to changing your oil sounds entirely possible! I know Roger had a religious devotion to cleaning Chad's car

Diesel owns you