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religiousness

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re·li·gious  (r-ljs)
adj.
1. Having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity.
2. Of, concerned with, or teaching religion: a religious text.
3. Extremely scrupulous or conscientious: religious devotion to duty.
n. pl. religious
A member of a monastic order, especially a nun or monk.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin religisus, from religi, religion; see religion.]

re·ligious·ly adv.
re·ligious·ness n.
Synonyms: religious, devout, pious
These adjectives mean having or showing a belief in and veneration for God or a divine power, especially as it is reflected in the practice of religion. Religious implies adherence to religion in both belief and practice: The cathedral at Chartres is an expression of the religious fervor of the Middle Ages.
Devout connotes ardent faith and sincere devotion: Devout Muslims observe Ramadan punctiliously.
Pious stresses dutiful, reverential discharge of religious duties: a pious woman who attends Mass every morning.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.religiousness - piety by virtue of being devout
piety, piousness - righteousness by virtue of being pious
religiosity, religiousism, pietism, religionism - exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal
2.religiousness - the quality of being extremely conscientious; "his care in observing the rules of good health amounted to a kind of religiousness"
conscientiousness - the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience
Translations
religiousness [rɪˈlɪdʒəsnɪs] Nreligiosidad f
religiousness
n (= piety)Frömmigkeit f; (fig: = conscientiousness) → Gewissenhaftigkeit f


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As to the excessive religiousness alleged against Miss Brooke, he had a very indefinite notion of what it consisted in, and thought that it would die out with marriage.
"I should think, Perry," I chided, "that a man of your professed religiousness would rather be at his prayers than cursing in the presence of imminent death.
 
 
 
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