religiosity

[ ri-lij-ee-os-i-tee ]

/ rɪˌlɪdʒ iˈɒs ɪ ti /

the quality of being religious; piety; devoutness.

affected or excessive devotion to religion.

Origin of religiosity

1350–1400; Middle English religiosite < Latin religiōsitās, equivalent to religiōs(us) religious + -itās -ity

an·ti·re·lig·i·os·i·ty, noun o·ver·re·li·gi·os·i·ty, noun

Europeans are often mystified at the religiosity of Americans.

Why Is American Politics So Religious and Divisive? |Jordan Michael Smith |March 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But in South Africa, the transition is even more dramatic because the growth of religiosity has been even more dramatic.

The Israel Debate In South Africa |Peter Beinart |January 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Bennett is genteel, an elite solider, someone who is as comfortable with secularism as he is with his religiosity.

Why I Like Naftali Bennett |Shaul Magid |January 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But Cain wrapped himself in every sartorial cliché about authority, pecking order, and religiosity.

Herman Cain's Power Suit |Robin Givhan |November 4, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

"Religiosity can certainly affect our sexuality," Levkoff says.

Fat Men Last Longer in Bed |Anneli Rufus |September 10, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
He trusted more to his religiosity and persuasive capabilities than to the power of the law.

The Bishop's Secret |Fergus Hume
Lynching seems often to be due to puritanical fervor, and is compatible with a type of religiosity.

The Soul of John Brown |Stephen Graham
A fescennine temperament is too often allied with religiosity.

Masques & Phases |Robert Ross
These people are solemn warnings—danger-signals on the broad paths of religiosity, which, remember, are very easy walking.

Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) |Mary Cholmondeley
Sooth to say, this mixture of religiosity and passion presents an aspect both disproportionate and pathetic.

Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo |Louis Guimbaud