piety

pi·e·ty  (p-t)

n. pl. pi·e·ties

1. The state or quality of being pious, especially:

a. Religious devotion and reverence to God.

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).

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[Middle English piete, mercy, pity, from Old French, from Latin piets, dutiful conduct, from pius, dutiful.]

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piety [ˈpaɪɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) dutiful devotion to God and observance of religious principles

2. the quality or characteristic of being pious

3. a pious action, saying, etc.

4. Now rare devotion and obedience to parents or superiors

[C13 piete, from Old French, from Latin pietās piety, dutifulness, from pius pious]

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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 pious piousness righteousness - adhering to moral principles devoutness, religiousness - piety by virtue of being devout dutifulness - piety by virtue of devotion to duty godliness - piety by virtue of being a godly person impiety, impiousness - unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god

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piety

noun holiness, duty, faith, religion, grace, devotion, reverence, sanctity, veneration, godliness, devoutness, dutifulness, piousness a woman later to be canonized for her piety

Translations

piety [ˈpaɪətɪ] N → piedad f, devoción f; (= affected piety) → beatería f

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piety [ˈpaɪɪti] n → piété f

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piety

n

→ Pietät f, → Frömmigkeit f; filial piety → Respekt m → gegenüber den Eltern

pieties pl (pej) → Frömmeleien pl (pej)

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piety [ˈpaɪətɪ] n → pietà, devozione f

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piety pious