A state of often extreme religious ardour

• religiousness

  1. The quality of being religious; religiosity

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  1. The quality of being religious; religiosity

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• religiosity

  1. Excessive or affected piety.
  2. The quality of being religious or pious, especially when zealous.

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  1. Excessive or affected piety.
  2. The quality of being religious or pious, especially when zealous.

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• religionism

  1. Extreme piety
  2. Excessive religious ardour or zeal
  3. Discrimination or prejudice on the basis of religion or religious beliefs.

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  1. Extreme piety
  2. Excessive religious ardour or zeal
  3. Discrimination or prejudice on the basis of religion or religious beliefs.

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• piousness

  1. The condition of being pious; piety

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  1. The condition of being pious; piety

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• pietism

  1. An exaggerated pious feeling or attitude
  2. Stress on the emotional and personal aspects of religion.
  3. A reform movement in the German Lutheran Church during the 1600s and 1700s, which strove to renew the devotional ideal in the Protestant religion.

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  1. An exaggerated pious feeling or attitude
  2. Stress on the emotional and personal aspects of religion.
  3. A reform movement in the German Lutheran Church during the 1600s and 1700s, which strove to renew the devotional ideal in the Protestant religion.

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• devoutness

  1. The state or quality of being devout.

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  1. The state or quality of being devout.

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• devotion

  1. Religious ardor or zeal; piety.
  2. An act of religious observance or prayer, especially when private.
  3. Piety; devoutness

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  1. Religious ardor or zeal; piety.
  2. An act of religious observance or prayer, especially when private.
  3. Piety; devoutness

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Devotion to duty

• application

  1. Close attention; diligence:
  2. A specific use to which something is put:
  3. The capacity of being usable; relevance:

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  1. Close attention; diligence:
  2. A specific use to which something is put:
  3. The capacity of being usable; relevance:

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• filial allegiance

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• fealty

  1. An oath of such loyalty
  2. (Archaic) Loyalty; fidelity
  3. The duty and loyalty owed by a vassal or tenant to his feudal lord

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  1. An oath of such loyalty
  2. (Archaic) Loyalty; fidelity
  3. The duty and loyalty owed by a vassal or tenant to his feudal lord

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Devotion to the service of God

• zeal

  1. Intense enthusiasm, as in working for a cause; ardent endeavor or devotion; ardor; fervor

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  1. Intense enthusiasm, as in working for a cause; ardent endeavor or devotion; ardor; fervor

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• duty

  1. Active military service:
  2. The compulsion felt to meet such obligation:
  3. Required action or service:

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  1. Active military service:
  2. The compulsion felt to meet such obligation:
  3. Required action or service:

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• reverence

  1. That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.
  2. An act showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy.
  3. Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.

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  1. That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.
  2. An act showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy.
  3. Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.

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Pious remarks

• preaching

  1. The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction.

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  1. The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction.

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• preachment

  1. A preaching or sermon, esp. a long, tiresome one
  2. A tiresome or unwelcome moral lecture or discourse; tedious sermonizing.
  3. An instance of preaching; a sermon or homily

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  1. A preaching or sermon, esp. a long, tiresome one
  2. A tiresome or unwelcome moral lecture or discourse; tedious sermonizing.
  3. An instance of preaching; a sermon or homily

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• lecture

  1. The text of such a talk
  2. An earnest admonition or reproof; a reprimand.
  3. An exposition of a given subject delivered before an audience or class, as for the purpose of instruction.

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  1. The text of such a talk
  2. An earnest admonition or reproof; a reprimand.
  3. An exposition of a given subject delivered before an audience or class, as for the purpose of instruction.

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