religiosity

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religiosity

  • /ɹɪˌlɪd͡ʒɪˈɒsɪti/ UK
  • /ɹɪˌlɪd͡ʒɪˈɑsəti/ US

Rhymes with -ɒsɪti

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From religio(u)s + -ity, from Latin religiositas.

noun religiosities

  1. countable, uncountable The quality of being religious or pious, especially when zealous. “At least part of the stir over Carter’s shirtsleeve religiosity is that he seems to practice what he preaches,” Newsweek magazine mused a few days after the “born again” question made headlines across the country. “Kennedy went to Mass and Richard Nixon spoke affectionately of his Quaker mother, bu

    Similar: devoutness, piety, religiousness, sanctimoniousness

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noun quality of being religious

Españolreligiosidad
हिन्दीधार्मिकता dhārmiktā
Portuguêsreligiosidade
DeutschReligiosität
Italianoreligiosità
Русскийрелигио́зность religióznostʹ

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@misc{religiosity_2026,
  title = {religiosity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/religiosity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}