re|li|gi|os|i|ty

re|li|gi|os|i|ty «rih _LIHJ ee OS uh tee», noun.

1. religious feeling or sentiment; piety.

2. affectation of religious feeling: »

there is too much noisy religiosity on the public level in the U.S. (Time).

╂[< Latin religiōsitās < religiōsus religious < religiō; see etym. under religion (Cf. ↑religion)]