religiosity

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˌlɪd͡ʒɪˈɒsɪti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˌlɪd͡ʒɪˈɑsəti/

Noun

religiosity (countable and uncountable, plural religiosities)

1. The quality of being religious or pious, especially when zealous.
   • 1976, Newsweek Magazine, quoted in: Harry Bruinius, For Jimmy Carter, a life of service, defined by faith, in: The Christian Science Monitor, December 29 2024

     “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, but neither appeared to be truly religious.”

Synonyms

• devoutness
• piety
• religiousness
• sanctimoniousness

Related terms

• irreligiosity
• religiose

Translations

quality of being religious

• Catalan: religiositat f
• Dutch: religiositeit (nl) f
• Galician: relixiosidade (gl) f
• German: Religiosität (de) f
• Hungarian: vallásosság (hu)
• Irish: reiligiúnacht f
• Italian: religiosità (it) f
• Kyrgyz: динчилдик (ky) (dincildik)
• Latvian: reliģiskums m, reliģiozitāte f, reliģiozums m
• Maltese: reliġjożità f
• Marathi: धार्मिकता f (dhārmiktā)
• Polish: religijność (pl) f
• Portuguese: religiosidade (pt) f
• Russian: религио́зность (ru) f (religióznostʹ)
• Spanish: religiosidad f
• Swedish: religiositet (sv) c
• Turkish: dindarlık (tr)
• Ukrainian: релігійність (uk) f (relihijnistʹ)