religiosity

Example Sentences

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Call it a rolling away of the stone from stuffy religiosity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

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

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

From Salon • May 5, 2025

Globally and domestically, continued high birth rates have stayed tied to religiosity, poverty, higher infant mortality rates, shorter life expectancies, lack of economic opportunity, and low rates of education and basic rights for women.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 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