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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; Middle English piete < Middle French < Latin pietās, equivalent to pi(us) + -etās, variant (after i) of -itās; see pious, -ity
1275–1325; Middle English piete < Middle French < Latin pietās, equivalent to pi(us) + -etās, variant (after i) of -itās; see pious, -ity
Related forms
su·per·pi·e·ty, noun, plural -ties.
un·pi·e·ty, noun, plural -ties.
Synonyms
1. respect, veneration, awe. 2. godliness, devotion, devoutness, sanctity, holiness.
1. respect, veneration, awe. 2. godliness, devotion, devoutness, sanctity, holiness.
Antonyms
irreverence.
irreverence.
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Example Sentences
- When Maggie discovers she has healing powers, she becomes a celebrity, but she never loses her sincere piety and her virtue.
- And then there is the indisputable connection between piety and philanthropy.
- Clearly a labor of love, and perhaps of filial piety as well, the volume is exhaustive —an upward climb for the reader.
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Word Origin & History
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
EXPAND Frankfurt c.1670 by Philipp Jakob Spener (1635-1705).
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Piety definition
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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