Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

religiousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
re-li-gious-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being religious; religiosity.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English religious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English religiousness From religious + -ness.

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Questions

What does religiousness mean?
The quality of being religious; religiosity.
Where does religiousness come from?
Etymology tree English religious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English religiousness From religious + -ness.

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