PRAYERFULNESS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

prayerfulness

noun

as in spirituality

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Noun

But in recent years, Brand has publicly pivoted to an influencer and podcaster focused on spirituality and heavily leaning toward anti-government conspiracies.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026
The spirituality throughout is imbued with a solemn reverence more Catholic than Baptist.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of spirituality

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But your compassion, your kind heart, and your holiness are what really elevate you in my eyes.

— Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Soul is a synonym for God, or Spirit, and expresses the vast and eternal beauty of holiness, reflected in man and the universe.

— Dilshad Khambatta Eames, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of holiness

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There's a sort of a natural world religiousness or spirituality or philosophy that swells around a lot of things and different characters.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 6 Jan. 2026
Key measures of religiousness have remained remarkably stable since 2020, according to recent Pew Research Center polling.

— Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025

Definition of religiousness

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But is the sanctity of the re-see at risk when yet another industry appointment becomes a content machine?

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
The first establishes the angel on Sutskever’s shoulder, a mentor who prioritizes safety in development and the sanctity of the human race.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sanctity

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Not sincere, caring concern, and not questions about the legality or morality of Grace’s ultimatum.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Their morality, as Peter Thiel taught Sam Altman, is to become a monopoly — that’s the only true business, is to be a monopoly.

— Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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