religiousness

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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. 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
  • In 1970 the law was amended to extend immigration and citizenship rights to the children and grandchildren of Jews, as well as to their spouses, but the amendment excluded people who had been Jewish and voluntarily adopted another religion.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Discussions about politics, religion or racial issues might have too much explosive intensity.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Edward, known for his strong piety, is also distinguished as one of the few English kings to be canonized.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • America’s concept of the separation of church and state has served our republic well, allowing piety to thrive alongside freedom of conscience.
    Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Locating the wreck connects us to their sacrifice and reminds us that devotion to duty endures.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Their language — marked by rich, tactile detail and a colloquial urgency — has quietly shaped how generations of songwriters articulate devotion.
    New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Religiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/religiousness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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