religiousness

noun

Definition of religiousnessnext
as in religion

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  1. religion
  2. piety
  3. devotion
Noun
  • Randall Balmer, a religion professor at Dartmouth College, discusses why evangelical Christians turned away from social activism.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • What most self-publishers seemed to want to do back then was share their own stories to prove a point about politics, law, or religion.
    Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of religion
Noun
  • Seen this way, gratitude can be an adventure, an exercise not only in piety but also in imagination.
    Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Nov. 2024
  • When city officials mumble pieties and let lifesaving street designs get bogged down in endless studies.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of piety
Noun
  • An incongruity of ideals shaped by age, gender and religious devotion may place a family at a standstill, but the recognition of them becomes a sign of progress.
    Stephen Saito, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
  • But as the second season has put Derek’s marital devotion to the test, McGinley has exhibited a level of vulnerability rarely hinted at previously.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of devotion
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