Glomung

The difficulty is describing an idea without letting the words get in the way. I think you all mean more or less the same things but get hung up on your particluar understandings of the words.

Religiosity- those who are apparently religious, go through the motions but have no love of God or of Mankind -- always bad in all it's forms. Often called "dead faith", "dead religion", etc.

Shallow faith- a plague these days, "oh yeh, I believe in God, I don't go for that church stuff and what not, silly rules, misses out on what God is really about" that is their motto. They have no more belief than the basest of athiests, but the attitude makes them feel better about themselves.

True faith - desire to follow God's will, wherever it leads. Willingness to work hard and endure suffering merely because God asks. They have a "relationship" with God. They treat Him as if He were real. They have a "not my will but thine be done" attitude. Read commentaries by various Saints to get a better idea.

A shallow faith is like a mud puddle, if not rained upon it will dry up and disappear.