religious vs scrupulous

religious is a noun but scrupulous is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
religious	Yes	Yes	No	No
scrupulous	No	Yes	No	No

religious (noun)	scrupulous (noun)
a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience

religious (adjective)	scrupulous (adjective)
having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity	having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows	characterized by extreme care and great effort
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
extremely scrupulous and conscientious