religiosity

Example Sentences

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He spoke of his religiosity — his grandfather and great-grandfather were Baptist preachers — and talked at length about the optimism, a political rarity these days, that undergirds his vision for the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

His scores, with their inherent rigor and overt religiosity, seemingly simple structure and patient exposition, conjure a world both foundational and unbound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

For decades, American religiosity has been in decline, with each generation abandoning religion in greater numbers.

From Salon • May 5, 2025

A related shift in religiosity is also underway, with millennials being the least religious generation in American history, and members of Gen Z similarly moving away from organized faith traditions.

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2024

I thought it necessary to update some of the words so that the religiosity and naivety of the time, which were genuine, would not seem too quaint to the modem ear.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara