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6 dictionary results for: Piety
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
pi·e·ty       [pahy-i-tee] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ties.
1.reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations: a prayer full of piety.
2.the quality or state of being pious: saintly piety.
3.dutiful respect or regard for parents, homeland, etc.: filial piety.
4.a pious act, remark, belief, or the like: the pieties and sacrifices of an austere life.
[Origin: 1275–1325; ME piete < MF < L pietās, equiv. to pi(us) + -etās, var. (after i) of -itās; see pious, -ity]

—Synonyms 1. respect, veneration, awe. 2. godliness, devotion, devoutness, sanctity, holiness.
—Antonyms irreverence.
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pi·e·ty       (pī'ĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. pi·e·ties
  1. The state or quality of being pious, especially:
    1. Religious devotion and reverence to God.
    2. Devotion and reverence to parents and family: filial piety.
    3. A position held conventionally or hypocritically.
    4. 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).
  2. A devout act, thought, or statement.
    1. A position held conventionally or hypocritically.
    2. 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.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
piety 
1195, from O.Fr. piete (12c.), from L. pietatem (nom. pietas) "dutiful conduct, kindness, piety," from pius "kind" (see pious). Pietism (1697), is from Ger. Pietismus, originally applied in derision to the movement to revive personal piety in the Lutheran Church, begun in Frankfurt c.1670 by Philipp Jakob Spener (1635-1705).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
piety

noun
righteousness by virtue of being pious [ant: impiety] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Piety

Pi"e*ty\, n. [F. pi['e]t['e]; cf. It. piet[`a]; both fr. L. pietas piety, fr. pius pious. See Pious, and cf. Pity.]

1. Veneration or reverence of the Supreme Being, and love of his character; loving obedience to the will of God, and earnest devotion to his service.

Piety is the only proper and adequate relief of decaying man. --Rambler.

2. Duty; dutifulness; filial reverence and devotion; affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents, relatives, benefactors, country, etc.

Conferred upon me for the piety Which to my country I was judged to have shown. --Milton.

Syn: Religion; sanctity; devotion; godliness; holiness. See Religion.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Piety

Lat. pietas, properly honour and respect toward parents (1 Tim. 5:4). In Acts 17:23 the Greek verb is rendered "ye worship," as applicable to God.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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