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RELIGIOUSNESS
devoutness, religiousness
(noun) piety by virtue of being devout
religiousness
(noun) the quality of being extremely conscientious; “his care in observing the rules of good health amounted to a kind of religiousness”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
religiousness (usually uncountable, plural religiousnesses)
The quality of being religious; religiosity.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*li"gious*ness, n.
Definition: The quality of being religious.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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