religiosity

noun

ri-ˌli-jē-ˈä-sə-tē 

: the quality or state of being religious : religious feeling or devotion

A study of 291 newlywed couples found spouses to be closer in values, religiosity, and political attitudes than would be predicted by chance …

—Matthew Hutson

… on the whole any given generation tends to retain its level of religiosity throughout life.

—Gregory S. Paul

often : an intense, excessive, or fervent religiousness

The recent outburst of popular religiosity in the United States is a most dramatic and unforeseen development in American life. As Europe grows more secular, America grows more devout.

—Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

It must be emphasized that the moral imperative of fiction provides no excuse for smug moralizing, religiosity, or propaganda. On the contrary, it forbids them.

—Robert Stone

The whole notion of pushing your physical limits … has attained a religiosity that's as passionate as it is pervasive.

—Heather Havrilesky

Examples of religiosity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An April 2025 study explored the relationship between religiosity, religious orientation and sleep health. —Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025

Kingsley said in his experience as a rabbi, people tend to define religiosity in different ways. —Miami Herald, 10 July 2025

This is part of a legacy that goes back to the colonial period; the data tell us nothing about religiosity, beliefs, and practices, just how respondents identify. —James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025

However, Hackett noted the difficulty of capturing the complexity of religiosity in China, on which Pew has conducted research. —Fiona André, NPR, 10 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for religiosity

• animosity
• curiosity
• generosity
• grandiosity
• nebulosity
• reciprocity
• tortuosity
• tuberosity
• virtuosity
• atrocity
• ferocity
• monstrosity