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Recent Examples of religiousness
There's a sort of a natural world religiousness or spirituality or philosophy that swells around a lot of things and different characters.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for religiousness
Noun
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As with philosophy, the study of religion underscores how humankind has long speculated about its origins.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Christianity is the world's largest religion.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If this devoutness doesn’t come easy to him, that’s the point, conveyed with surprising humor and accumulating force.—
Claudia Roth Pierpont,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Fisher will portray the recurring role of Michael Jorie, a dangerous killer with a warped sense of righteousness and piety to his beliefs that fuel his involvement in a southwestern gang with a long history of violence.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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Ancient Chinese rituals also celebrated the cultural significance of pickling, with fermented vegetables used in ancestor worship as symbols of continuity and filial piety.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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Still, the perpetually unfulfilled Homelander craves utter devotion, which means ending Starlight herself and arresting every single Starlighter.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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Holland specifically points to Nolan’s devotion to practical, in-camera special effects.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Religiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/religiousness. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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