piosityn.

Brit.

/pʌɪˈɒsᵻti/, U.S.

/paɪˈɑsədi/

Forms: 1800s– piosity, 1900s– piousity (non-standard).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pious adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < pious adj. + -ity suffix (see -osity suffix), after piety n. (compare quot. 1883). Compare earlier piousness n.Compare French pieuseté (1938 or earlier; attested earlier in Middle French as pieusetez (15th cent. in an apparently isolated attestation of uncertain meaning)).

Affected or excessive piousness; sanctimoniousness; (also) an instance of this.

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society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > sanctimoniousness > [noun]

hypocrisy?c1225

pope-holya1425

saunteringc1440

pope-holiness1528

Pharisaism?1573

lip-holiness1591

lip-religion1597

hypocrism1605

lip-devotion1613

sanctimonya1618

lip-worship1656

sanctimoniousness1679

unction1692

sanctification1768

goodiness1808

pietism1829

lip-reverencec1843

Pecksniffery1848

mawwormism1850

goody-good1851

lip-homage1858

devil-dodging1866

goody-goodiness1868

goody-goodyism1868

piosity1883

unctuosity1884

1883 O. Johnson W. L. Garrison 369 They discriminated also between Christianity and churchianity, between piety and piosity.

1922 Contemp. Rev. Sept. 353 The lack of such faith means, and has meant, the reduction of morality to piosity, convention, legality.

1961 Spectator 1 Dec. 824 The pall of piosity and ambition lifts from the family.

1991 Church Times 11 Jan. 4/2 Religious piosity and solemnity beyond measure. How we survived it I don't know.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piosity
释义	piosityn. Brit. /pʌɪˈɒsᵻti/, U.S. /paɪˈɑsədi/ Forms: 1800s– piosity, 1900s– piousity (non-standard). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pious adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < pious adj. + -ity suffix (see -osity suffix), after piety n. (compare quot. 1883). Compare earlier piousness n.Compare French pieuseté (1938 or earlier; attested earlier in Middle French as pieusetez (15th cent. in an apparently isolated attestation of uncertain meaning)). Affected or excessive piousness; sanctimoniousness; (also) an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > sanctimoniousness > [noun] hypocrisy?c1225 pope-holya1425 saunteringc1440 pope-holiness1528 Pharisaism?1573 lip-holiness1591 lip-religion1597 hypocrism1605 lip-devotion1613 sanctimonya1618 lip-worship1656 sanctimoniousness1679 unction1692 sanctification1768 goodiness1808 pietism1829 lip-reverencec1843 Pecksniffery1848 mawwormism1850 goody-good1851 lip-homage1858 devil-dodging1866 goody-goodiness1868 goody-goodyism1868 piosity1883 unctuosity1884 1883 O. Johnson W. L. Garrison 369 They discriminated also between Christianity and churchianity, between piety and piosity. 1922 Contemp. Rev. Sept. 353 The lack of such faith means, and has meant, the reduction of morality to piosity, convention, legality. 1961 Spectator 1 Dec. 824 The pall of piosity and ambition lifts from the family. 1991 Church Times 11 Jan. 4/2 Religious piosity and solemnity beyond measure. How we survived it I don't know. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1883
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