religiousness

noun

Definition of religiousnessnext
as in religion

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  1. religion
  2. piety
  3. devotion
Noun
  • The curse of religion is that its faithful cannot learn objective lessons from the evidence before them.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • And how does that square with the violence of organized religion?
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of religion
Noun
  • Even so, Vance’s inclusion on the ticket represents a different idea of how Trump can engage the Party’s élite than Pence’s elevation did in 2016: less piety, more cultural war, a willingness to push economic nationalism a step further.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • In an interview with The Republic days after the arrest, Al-Sayyed noted that many Muslim women wear the hijab as an expression of modesty, privacy, and piety.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of piety
Noun
  • Getting that experience often requires full-time devotion to a degree, moving to another city, and investing upwards of $100k.
    Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Families wait with respect and devotion for the souls to return and share the food and drink on the altar.
    Arath Zumaya Muñoz, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of devotion
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religious

religiousness

relinquish

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