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noun
The quality of being religious; religiosity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
piety by virtue of being devout
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: devoutness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: piety, piousness
Narrower terms: religiosity, religionism, religiousism, pietism
noun
the quality of being extremely conscientious
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conscientiousness
History
Etymology tree English religious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English religiousness From religious + -ness.
