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piety
pi·e·ty P0295700 (pī′ĭ-tē)n. pl. pi·e·ties 1. The state or quality of being pious, especially:a. Religious devotion and reverence.b. Devotion and reverence to parents and family: filial piety.2. A devout act, thought, or statement.3. a. A position held conventionally or hypocritically.b. A statement of such a position: "the liberated pieties of people who believe that social attitudes have kept pace with women's aspirations" (Erica Abeel).
[Middle English piete, mercy, pity, from Old French, from Latin pietās, dutiful conduct, from pius, dutiful.]piety (ˈpaɪɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) dutiful devotion to God and observance of religious principles2. the quality or characteristic of being pious3. a pious action, saying, etc4. rare devotion and obedience to parents or superiors[C13 piete, from Old French, from Latin pietās piety, dutifulness, from pius pious]pi•e•ty (ˈpaɪ ɪ ti)
n., pl. -ties. 1. reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations. 2. the quality or state of being pious. 3. dutiful respect or regard for parents, homeland, etc.: filial piety. 4. a pious act, remark, belief, or the like. [1275–1325; Middle English piete < Middle French < Latin pietās=pi(us) + -etās, variant (after i) of -itās; see pious, -ity] pity, piety - Pity and piety shared the meanings "compassion" and "dutifulness, reverence" for a while.See also related terms for pity.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | piety - righteousness by virtue of being piouspiousnessrighteousness - adhering to moral principlesdevoutness, religiousness - piety by virtue of being devoutdutifulness - piety by virtue of devotion to dutygodliness - piety by virtue of being a godly personimpiety, impiousness - unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god |
pietynoun holiness, duty, faith, religion, grace, devotion, reverence, sanctity, veneration, godliness, devoutness, dutifulness, piousness a woman later to be canonized for her pietypietynounA state of often extreme religious ardour:devotion, devoutness, pietism, piousness, religionism, religiosity, religiousness.Translationspious (ˈpaiəs) adjective having or showing strong religious feelings, reverence for or devotion to God etc. a pious woman/attitude. 虔誠的 虔诚的ˈpiously adverb 虔誠地 虔诚地piety (ˈpaiəti) noun 虔誠 虔诚
piety
piety dutiful devotion to God and observance of religious principles piety
Related to piety: piousSynonyms for pietynoun holinessSynonyms- holiness
- duty
- faith
- religion
- grace
- devotion
- reverence
- sanctity
- veneration
- godliness
- devoutness
- dutifulness
- piousness
Synonyms for pietynoun a state of often extreme religious ardourSynonyms- devotion
- devoutness
- pietism
- piousness
- religionism
- religiosity
- religiousness
Synonyms for pietynoun righteousness by virtue of being piousSynonymsRelated Words- righteousness
- devoutness
- religiousness
- dutifulness
- godliness
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