religiosité

French

Etymology

From Latin religiōsitātem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

religiosité f (plural religiosités)

  1. religiosity, a disposition for the religious, the sacred aspects of life
    Synonyms: dévotion, piété
    • 1895, R. von Krafft-Ebing, Psychopathia Sexualis:
      Je suis fonctionnaire; je suis né, autant que je sais, d’une famille exempte de tares; mon père est mort d’une maladie aiguë, ma mère vit: elle est assez nerveuse. Une de mes sœurs est devenue depuis quelques années d’une religiosité exagérée.
      I'm a civil servant; I was born, as far as I know, to a family free of blemishes; my father died of an acute illness, my mother lives: she is rather nervous. One of my sisters has become affected, over the last few years, by an exaggerated religiosity.

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