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devoutness

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as in holiness
the quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous a figure of such devoutness that a campaign for her canonization was begun shortly after her death

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“Devoutness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devoutness. Accessed 5 Dec. 2022.

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