Definition of pietà in English:

pietà

nounpjeɪˈtɑːˌpieɪˈtɑ

A picture or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Christ on her lap or in her arms.
Example sentencesExamples
- From the agony in the garden, where Gibson begins, to the pietà at the foot of the cross, Jesus does what he teaches.
- There's a warped pietà on the front of the mall, underneath which a grown-over inscription declares: ‘I Am the Resurrection.’
- Perfect as an allegory - the pietà, the sacrificial lamb - and yet so empathetically maternal, it gives warmth to the solemn poise of Bellini.
- In this tradition of Michelangelo, Milton, and Scorcese, Gibson has made his own pietà.

Origin

Italian, from Latin pietas 'dutifulness'.

Rhymes

aargh, Accra, afar, ah, aha, aide-mémoire, ajar, Alcazar, are, Armagh, armoire, Artois, au revoir, baa, bah, bar, barre, bazaar, beaux-arts, Bekaa, bête noire, Bihar, bizarre, blah, Bogotá, Bonnard, bra, cafard, café noir, Calabar, car, Carr, Castlebar, catarrh, Changsha, char, charr, cigar, comme ci comme ça, commissar, coup d'état, de haut en bas, devoir, Dhofar, Directoire, Du Bois, Dumas, Dunbar, éclat, embarras de choix, escritoire, fah, famille noire, far, feu de joie, film noir, foie gras, Fra, galah, gar, guar, guitar, ha, hah, ha-ha, Halacha, hurrah, hussar, huzza, insofar, Invar, jar, je ne sais quoi, ka, kala-azar, Kandahar, khimar, Khorramshahr, knar, Krasnodar, Kwa, la-di-da, lah, Lehár, Loire, ma, mama, mamma, mar, Mardi Gras, ménage à trois, mirepoix, moire, nam pla, Navarre, noir, objet d'art, pa, pah, Panama, papa, par, Pará, Paraná, pas, pâté de foie gras, peau-de-soie, Pinot Noir, pooh-bah, poult-de-soie, pya, rah, registrar, Saar, Salazar, Sana'a, sang-froid, scar, schwa, Seychellois, shah, Shangri-La, shikar, ska, sol-fa, spa, spar, star, Starr, Stranraer, ta, tahr, tar, tartare, tata, tra-la, tsar, Twa, Villa, voilà, waratah, yah

Definition of pietà in US English:

pietà

(also Pietà)

nounˌpēāˈtäˌpieɪˈtɑ

A picture or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Jesus Christ on her lap or in her arms.
Example sentencesExamples
- Perfect as an allegory - the pietà, the sacrificial lamb - and yet so empathetically maternal, it gives warmth to the solemn poise of Bellini.
- From the agony in the garden, where Gibson begins, to the pietà at the foot of the cross, Jesus does what he teaches.
- In this tradition of Michelangelo, Milton, and Scorcese, Gibson has made his own pietà.
- There's a warped pietà on the front of the mall, underneath which a grown-over inscription declares: ‘I Am the Resurrection.’

Origin

Italian, from Latin pietas ‘dutifulness’.

单词	pietà
释义	Definition of pietà in English: pietà nounpjeɪˈtɑːˌpieɪˈtɑ A picture or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Christ on her lap or in her arms. Example sentencesExamples From the agony in the garden, where Gibson begins, to the pietà at the foot of the cross, Jesus does what he teaches. There's a warped pietà on the front of the mall, underneath which a grown-over inscription declares: ‘I Am the Resurrection.’ Perfect as an allegory - the pietà, the sacrificial lamb - and yet so empathetically maternal, it gives warmth to the solemn poise of Bellini. In this tradition of Michelangelo, Milton, and Scorcese, Gibson has made his own pietà. Origin Italian, from Latin pietas 'dutifulness'. Rhymes aargh, Accra, afar, ah, aha, aide-mémoire, ajar, Alcazar, are, Armagh, armoire, Artois, au revoir, baa, bah, bar, barre, bazaar, beaux-arts, Bekaa, bête noire, Bihar, bizarre, blah, Bogotá, Bonnard, bra, cafard, café noir, Calabar, car, Carr, Castlebar, catarrh, Changsha, char, charr, cigar, comme ci comme ça, commissar, coup d'état, de haut en bas, devoir, Dhofar, Directoire, Du Bois, Dumas, Dunbar, éclat, embarras de choix, escritoire, fah, famille noire, far, feu de joie, film noir, foie gras, Fra, galah, gar, guar, guitar, ha, hah, ha-ha, Halacha, hurrah, hussar, huzza, insofar, Invar, jar, je ne sais quoi, ka, kala-azar, Kandahar, khimar, Khorramshahr, knar, Krasnodar, Kwa, la-di-da, lah, Lehár, Loire, ma, mama, mamma, mar, Mardi Gras, ménage à trois, mirepoix, moire, nam pla, Navarre, noir, objet d'art, pa, pah, Panama, papa, par, Pará, Paraná, pas, pâté de foie gras, peau-de-soie, Pinot Noir, pooh-bah, poult-de-soie, pya, rah, registrar, Saar, Salazar, Sana'a, sang-froid, scar, schwa, Seychellois, shah, Shangri-La, shikar, ska, sol-fa, spa, spar, star, Starr, Stranraer, ta, tahr, tar, tartare, tata, tra-la, tsar, Twa, Villa, voilà, waratah, yah Definition of pietà in US English: pietà (also Pietà) nounˌpēāˈtäˌpieɪˈtɑ A picture or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Jesus Christ on her lap or in her arms. Example sentencesExamples Perfect as an allegory - the pietà, the sacrificial lamb - and yet so empathetically maternal, it gives warmth to the solemn poise of Bellini. From the agony in the garden, where Gibson begins, to the pietà at the foot of the cross, Jesus does what he teaches. In this tradition of Michelangelo, Milton, and Scorcese, Gibson has made his own pietà. There's a warped pietà on the front of the mall, underneath which a grown-over inscription declares: ‘I Am the Resurrection.’ Origin Italian, from Latin pietas ‘dutifulness’.
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