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Religiousness

The quality of being religious.

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Broader term 2

Conscientiousness 76% connected

The quality of being conscientious; a scrupulous regard to the dictates of conscience.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Piety 76% connected

Veneration or reverence of the Supreme Being, and love of his character; loving obedience to the will of God, and earnest devotion to his service.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Pietism 76% connected

The principle or practice of the Pietists.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Religionism 76% connected

The practice of, or devotion to, religion.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Religiosity 76% connected

The quality of being religious; religious feeling or sentiment; religiousness.

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Religious 74% connected

Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious society; a religi…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Religious 74% connected

Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious society; a religi…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 1

Devoutness 92% connected

Quality or state of being devout.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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