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religiousness

religiousness

1 5.0
A strong belief in and regular practice of a religion
  • noun
  • /rɪˈlɪdʒəsnəs/
translation icon : religiosidad
  • Many people find comfort in their religiousness and use it to guide their daily lives.
  • intrinsic religiousness
  • religiousness and spirituality
  • religiousness measures

Examples

  • However, there was no significant difference between the values of anonymous and non-anonymous students on status, religiousness, self-control, or independence.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Nearly all of those studies report an apparently protective effect of religiousness on alcohol use, and especially on heavy drinking.

    Academic text (2008)

  • We found a negative relationship between religiousness and the frequency of female masturbation.

    Academic text (1996)

  • My purpose in these three studies was to investigate a view of religiousness that has been examined among Mormons.

    Academic text (1995)

  • There is some overlap between religiousness and religious well-being, but religiousness is primarily concerned with religious involvement and adherence.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Jung saw the human psyche as "by nature religious," and made this religiousness the focus of his explorations.

    Blog text (27)

  • In addition to numerous questions concerning alcohol use, the survey asks students about their religious affiliation and self-reported religiousness.

    Academic text (2006)

  • While previous research measured different motivations toward religion in defining religiousness, it is possible that the intrinsic religiousness used in the current study is a more stable religious orientation than used previously.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Her deep religiousness inspired her to volunteer every weekend at the local shelter.

  • The community celebrated their shared religiousness during the annual festival of faith.

Synonyms

piety
vsreligiousness
23 7.7

A strong religious feeling and respect that leads to regular prayer and kind actions

is the general quality of belief and practice rather than duty focus
devotion
vsreligiousness
22 4.6

Deep religious faith and commitment to God

is more about belief and practice overall rather than active service
religiosity
vsreligiousness
  • Formal
10 8.1

Strong belief in a god or gods and serious practice of that belief

is the general quality of belief and practice rather than intensity or display
godliness
vsreligiousness
  • Literature
10 7.3

A deep religious feeling and strong respect for God

is the broader quality of belief and practice not limited to one deity focus
piousness
vsreligiousness
1 7.9

A deep religious feeling shown in prayer and good deeds

is the broader steady commitment in belief and practice rather than emotion
devoutness
vsreligiousness
1 6.7

A strong religious feeling that makes a person pray or worship regularly

is the lasting quality of belief and practice rather than only feeling
prayerfulness
vsreligiousness
5.2

A deep, quiet feeling when someone talks to God

is the wider quality of belief and practice rather than this specific act

Antonyms

secularity
1 7.2

A state of being not connected to religion

irreligiousness
9.3

The state of not believing in God or following a religion

How Religious

fanaticism
16 7.4
devoutness
1 6.7
religiousness
1 5.0
piety
23 7.7
irreligion
1 9.5

Surface Forms

religiousness singular
religiousnesses plural

Morphology

religiousness = religious (transparent) = religious + ness

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the familiar adjective 'religious', giving a straightforward abstract noun.

Etymology

Religiousness comes from the old Latin word religio, which people often connect to the idea 'to bind' or 'to tie' people to beliefs and practices, and it shares the same root as religion with the ending -ness showing a state or quality. So religiousness means the quality of being devoted and faithful in belief and practice.