Meanings
plural religiosities
- countableuncountableThe quality of being religious or pious, especially when zealous.
1 more example
“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.”
1976, Newsweek Magazine, quoted in: Harry Bruinius, For Jimmy Carter, a life of service, defined by faith, in: The Christian Science Monitor, December 29 2024Synonyms: devoutness, piety, religiousness, sanctimoniousness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe quality of being religious or pious, especially when zealous.
More synonyms by meaning
nounexaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinreligiositas
- Englishreligiosity
From religio(u)s + -ity, from Latin religiositas.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan religiositat
- religiositatquality of being religious
Dutch religiositeit
- religiositeitquality of being religious
Finnish uskonnollisuus
- uskonnollisuusquality of being religious
German Religiosität
- Religiositätquality of being religious
Hindi धार्मिकता
- धार्मिकता (dhārmiktā)quality of being religious
Hungarian vallásosság
- vallásosságquality of being religious
Irish reiligiúnacht
- reiligiúnachtquality of being religious
Italian religiosità
- religiositàquality of being religious
Latvian reliģiskums, reliģiozitāte
- reliģiskumsquality of being religious
- reliģiozitātequality of being religious
- reliģiozumsquality of being religious
Polish religijność
- religijnośćquality of being religious
Portuguese religiosidade
- religiosidadequality of being religious
Russian религио́зность
- религио́зность (religióznostʹ)quality of being religious
Spanish religiosidad
- religiosidadquality of being religious
Swedish religiositet
- religiositetquality of being religious
Turkish dindarlık
- dindarlıkquality of being religious
Ukrainian релігійність
- релігійність (relihijnistʹ)quality of being religious
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with religiosity
Cite this entry
religiosity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religiosity
“religiosity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religiosity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “religiosity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religiosity.
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