prayerfulness

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Noun
  • Buddha offers an egalitarian path to enlightenment; Confucius codifies a religion of learning; Augustine infuses Christianity with Plato and Aristotle; Martin Luther shifts spirituality inward; Duns Scotus separates belief from knowledge; William of Ockham cultivates equality under the law.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Her Taurus moon also occupies her 12th house, an area of the birth chart associated with spirituality, secrecy and subconscious realms.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • Others limit prayer to God alone and emphasize remembering saints primarily as historical models of holiness.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Even adversaries in the Arab world have never sunk to attacking the holiness of the Western Wall.
    Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There's a sort of a natural world religiousness or spirituality or philosophy that swells around a lot of things and different characters.
    Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Key measures of religiousness have remained remarkably stable since 2020, according to recent Pew Research Center polling.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The butterflies’ devotion to this special longevity diet pays off.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
  • His devotion to the team has earned him such distinction that in 2024, the NBA announced he would be recognized alongside Billy Crystal, Alan Horwitz and Jack Nicholson as a SuperFan in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
    Mason Leib, ABC News, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • This fear of collective consciousness is that which drives the straight path and its state and federal architects to do everything in their power to pave over the work and sanctity of ethnic studies.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
  • But long before these explorers touched foot on Wyoming’s soil, Native American tribes were already thriving there, living on the land and honoring its sanctity.
    Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • In the Greek world, honor isn’t tethered to morality.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • At the heart of this debate is a fundamental disagreement about sexuality, morality and identity.
    Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Just books and plays, and an asceticism associated with the priests Jim would often play.
    Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 13 June 2026
  • Following several years of contemplation and asceticism, Dorje hopes to return to the United States to teach in Minnesota's Buddhist community at the Nyingmapa Taksham Buddhist Center.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • In the years following Wallace’s death, this aura of saintliness likely derived from the combination of his moral seriousness as a fiction writer—his attunement to the heroism of private suffering and emotional endurance—and the fact of his premature end.
    Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Prayerfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prayerfulness. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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