RELIGIOUSNESS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

religiousness

noun

Definition of 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

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Noun

Shaun Casey, a religion scholar, led the State Department’s Office of Religion and Global Affairs during the Obama administration.

— Tiffany Stanley, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The images on Lotería cards have typically featured commonplace objects and characters and have drawn on artistic influences including tarot cards, local cultures, and religion.

— Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of religion

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At the height of her piousness, Adele is confronted with a substitute English teacher, Bromley Stokes, a hippie from San Francisco, who, to her dismay, changes all the rules of school.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Christianity is one of the state’s primary means of control, but for the girls who grew up at the Aunt Lydia School, piousness is real.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026

Definition of piousness

Noun

In China, filial piety is a core virtue; children traditionally are required to respect, obey and care for their parents.

— HUIYEE CHIEW AND LYRIC LI THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
In the wake of the Covid pandemic, countless pieties were uttered about disease control.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of piety

Noun

According to industry gossip at the time, the only reason George even released this single was his pure fanboy devotion.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
These people love something so much that their devotion mirrors the kind of energy normally reserved for higher stakes.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of devotion

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