devoutness

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Tartuffe is the embodiment of the master con artist — a pretentious person who fakes religious devoutness, convincing a benefactor that he is a moral person.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2024

Many of these sites housed intricately ornamented bronze statues of deities commissioned by the rulers, signifying their prominence, wealth, and devoutness.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Winning admiration from some Jews for its devoutness, the group is condemned by others as a cult-like sect.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2022

As he uses Rathbun’s old tactics against his observers, Theroux raises troubling questions about psychological warfare and how devoutness shades into fanaticism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2017

It was certainly not her training or her example that taught him excessive devoutness; for, though a good Christian, she was not a devotee.

From Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) by Butler, Pierce