prayerfulness

Definition of prayerfulnessnext

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Noun
  • But what Richards thought was a collective with a deep love of mysticism, spirituality, and personal growth quickly spiraled into a controlling sect called Eternal Values, with Mierers in a position of complete power.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2026
  • Connection, ritual, spirituality, friendship, and community may become protective.
    Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 27 May 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
  • Camila Mendes proved her devotion to the minimalist mule heel when out and about in New York City on Wednesday, showcasing a metallic pair from Staud with a breezy Guizio look.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
  • The origins of his devotion to the field actually stem from his past life, much of which was unfortunately spent watching patients including his mother and father slowly slip away to their own respective diseases, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • And at the core of our movement is a commitment to the sanctity of life.
    NBC news, NBC news, 31 May 2026
  • There are lots of things riding on the outcome in November, not least the sanctity and integrity of our legal system.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Noun
  • Hollywood had, for decades, been governed by the restrictive Hays Code, which attempted to push moviemaking into Puritan morality.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 1 June 2026
  • Regulating morality becomes the norm and is futile when trying to regulate each individual, business, community group in a society.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Within pashmina throws and Ladakh yak-wool woven rugs, sold in the shop, soften the near-monastic asceticism of the décor and effects of the crepuscular lighting.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 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 7 Jun. 2026.

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