Friday, December 11, 2015

religiosity/piety: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Friday, December 11, 2015

religiosity/piety 
The main modern use of “religiosity” is to describe exaggerated or ostentatious showing off of one’s religiousness. A better word to label the quality of being truly religious is “piety.”





















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